Of mice, models, and men
Subtitle: a critical evaluation of animal research
By: Andrew N. Rowan.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Alternative toxicity testing; Animal welfare -- United States; Animal experimentation -- Moral and ethical aspects
Other titles: Of mice, models & men.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 287-312.
Cover title: Of mice, models & men.
Includes index.

CONTENTS:

What is biomedical science? -- Attitudes and assumptions -- Historical notes on animal research and antivivisection -- Laboratory animal ecology : the numbers puzzle -- Pain and suffering in laboratory animals -- The use of animals in education : a failure to deal with contradictory values -- Primate research : monkey puzzle or creative science -- Animal behavior and psychology research -- The “pound” animal battle -- Animal research : an animal welfare case file -- A case for the defense -- Toxicology testing and the use of laboratory animals -- The LD5o test -- The Draize test -- Chronic toxicity tests -- Toxicity testing : proposals from an animal welfare perspective -- The moral status of laboratory animals -- Alternatives : a meeting ground for science and animal welfare -- Suggestions for the future -- Bibliography.