Forgotten animals
Subtitle: the rehabilitation of laboratory primates
By: Linda Koebner.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Vivisection -- Juvenile literature.; Primates as laboratory animals -- Juvenile literature.; Chimpanzees as laboratory animals.; Chimpanzees.; Vivisection.
Other titles: Rehabilitation of laboratory primates.
Description: Discusses the use of chimpanzees in laboratory experiments and describes the inhumane conditions in which they are kept, the often cruel treatment they receive and what happens to them when they are no longer needed. Also discusses recent legislation designed to minimize the suffering of these animals and alternatives to using live animals in scientific experiments.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 106.
"Lodestar books."
Includes index.