An interdisciplinary in-depth analysis of the ethical issues raised by using animals in research and the related regulatory issues.
This volume is the first to present a framework of general principles for animal research ethics together with an analysis of the principles' meaning and moral requirements.
Exploring the Controversy Jeremy R. Garrett ... Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences: Case Studies of Policy Challenges from New Technologies Deborah Blizzard, Looking Within: A Sociocultural Examination of Fetoscopy Ronald ...
This volume covers the following topics: moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, and how respect for animals can be converted from theory ...
Animal experimentation has been one of the most controversial areas of animal use, mainly due to the intentional harms inflicted upon animals for the sake of hoped-for benefits in humans.
The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories.
This text covers the history and ethics of experimentation, discusses the moral status of animals and the obligations of researchers and introduces alternatives to animal research.
"The book covers an impressive range of topics with accuracy and fairness. Despite its ambitious scope, the authors have achieved remarkable unity in the book, and have produced a book that is easy and pleasant to read.
The Teacher's Guide was reviewed by members of the National Academies' Teacher Associates Network. Science, Medicine, and Animals is recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association NSTA Recommends.
Animals on the Agenda: Questions about Animals for Theology and Ethics. ... Ethics, Theology, and Society, edited by P. B. Clarke and A. Linzey, 788–92. ... McMillan, F. D. “What Dictionary Are Animal Researchers Using?
The book presupposes no conclusions on these controversial moral questions about the treatment of animals, and argues for none either.