Possible Clues:

• I caught myself protecting little creatures
• Many laboratory test subjects
• "Of ___ and Men"
• Animals that people are transformed into in 'The Witches' by Roald Dahl
• Owls’ quarries
• Rats' smaller cousins
• Trackpad alternatives
• To them, a cat that just ate cheese has baited breath
• They actually prefer fruit and grains to cheese
• Alternatives to trackpads