The scalpel and the butterfly
Subtitle: the war between animal research and animal protection
By: Deborah Rudacille
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780374254209
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Animal Welfare; Ethische aspecten; Dierproeven; History, 19th Century; Animal welfare; Animal experimentation; History, 20th Century; Vivisection; Dierenbescherming; Animal Rights; Laboratory Animals; History
Description: Chronicles the history of animal research as a means to find cures for illnesses and test the safety of consumer products, and examines the continuing opposition by animal protectionists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-363) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Viruses, vaccines, and vivisection -- -- 2.; title: Kingdom of the spirit -- -- 3.; title: Dogs of war -- -- 4.; title: Nazi healing -- -- 5.; title: Polio politics -- -- 6.; title: New crusaders -- -- 7.; title: Stalking the shadow -- -- 8.; title: Saints and sinners -- -- 9.; title: Engineering life -- -- 10.; title: Animals, science, and the body -- -- 11.; title: Partial transformations.