Animal Experimentation: A Guide to the Issues

by Vaughan Monamy

An essential book for all those who conduct animal-based research or are involved in education and training, as well as regulators, supporters, and opponents alike. This fully updated third edition includes discussion of genetically altered animals and associated welfare and ethical issues that surround the breeding programmes in animal based research. The book discusses the origins of vivisection, the advances in human and non-human welfare made possible by animal experimentation, moral objections, and alternatives to the use of animals in research. It also examines the regulatory umbrella under which experiments are conducted in Europe, USA and Australasia. The author highlights the future responsibilities of researchers who will be working with animals, and offers practical advice on experimental design, literature search, consultation with colleagues, and the importance of the ongoing search for alternatives.

136 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2000

Reviews

[Shauntelle James · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite subject and topic. Growing up, animal experimentation has been on my most profound goal and achievement. I was actually surprised by the vast amount of opinions that already exist on the subject. This book emphasis animal procedure while making clear distinction between sentient and non-sentient beings. It defines the boundaries of what is considered cruel and what is not considered cruel, in major entities such the British Abolition of Vivisection and the Humane Society of the United States of America. Readers are directed on aims of procedure and performance experimentation. The book argues distinct points on what clarifies a necessary and unnecessary experiment. I think that it makes a very agreeable argument of the issue. I think this is must read for anyone curious about the boundaries and laws of animal experimentation.