After PETA approached the University of Kent detailing how animals suffer in cruel and ineffective sepsis experiments, the university has confirmed that it will not use animals in any future sepsis research. Mice and rats are intelligent, highly social animals who live in tight-knit groups and have complex social hierarchies. Animals used in sepsis experiments may endure fever, chills, diarrhoea, difficulty breathing, lethargy, disorientation, shock, and multiple organ failure before they are killed. PETA applauds the University of Kent for protecting mice, rats, and other animals and urges other universities to follow in its compassionate and evidence-driven footsteps by banning cruel sepsis experiments. PETA is calling on the government to end cruel sepsis experiments on animals.