An Argentine organization holds an annual adoption event in Buenos Aires where former laboratory rats are rehomed as pets. During the most recent gathering, attendees watch three albino rats move from small baskets into a larger enclosure inside an indoor hall, while other rodents explore their surroundings by hiding in makeshift tunnels or approaching a keeper through the bars. Organizers also provide food, including applesauce, offered to the rats as part of the demonstration. The event, known as Ratapalooza, brings together prospective adopters and the rats available for adoption, with the goal of finding them homes after they have been used in laboratories. Reports from multiple outlets describe the same scene in Buenos Aires and the same core details: the indoor setting, the visible handling and feeding of the rats, and the playful movement of the animals as part of the adoption process. The coverage is consistent in stating that the rats are previously unwanted laboratory animals and that the organization’s efforts help place them with new families.