Animal experimentation
By: Susan Hunnicutt, book editor
Series: At issue. Social issues; At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780737761436; 9780737761443
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Animal rights; Ethical aspects; Animal experimentation
Description: Few issues are more laden with emotion and controversy than the question of whether apes -- and chimpanzees in particular -- should continue to be used as subjects in biomedical research. This anthology addresses the many current issues pertinent to this debate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-104) and index.
Table of contents: title: Medical progress depends on animal research / Americans for Medical Progress; title: Animal research is unethical and scientifically unnecessary / American Anti-Vivisection Society; title: Opinion has limited the use of stray dogs and cats in scientific research / National Research Council Committee on Scientific and Human Issues in the Use of Random Source Dogs and Cats in Research; title: Use of chimpanzees in scientific research should be banned / Marc Bekoff; title: Rats and mice are important for cancer research / Guy Mulder; title: New technologies could eliminate the need for animal experimentation / Andrew Rowan; title: Research institutions must make the replacement of animals a priority / Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; title: It is not possible to completely replace animals in medical research / Speaking of Research; title: The Animal Welfare Act protects animals from abuse in scientific research / Richard L. Crawford; title: The Animal Welfare Act does not protect animals from abuse in research / Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!; title: Animal welfare is different than animal rights / Texas Society for Biomedical Research; title: Americans need better information about animal testing of cosmetics / Abby Ellin.