What animals want : expertise and advocacy in laboratory animal welfare policy / Larry Carbone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carbone, Larry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal experimentation.

Laboratory animals.

Animal welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Larry Carbone provides a balanced and reasonable advocacy of animal rights, looking at how to ethically and responsibly conduct biomedical and behavioural research that respects the rights and welfare of all subjects including animals.

Contents:

CONTENTS; 1 Introduction: What animals want; 2 Life in the animal laboratory; 3 Animal welfare: Philosophy meets science; 4 A rat is a pig: The significance of species; 5 Performance standards: How big is your guinea pig's house?; 6 Centaurs and science: The professionalization of laboratory animal care and use; 7 The problem of pain; 8 The animal advocates; 9 Death by decapitation: A case study; 10 Dog walkers and monkey psychiatrists; 11 A look to the future; GLOSSARY; A; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P

RS; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-284) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988299-1

0-19-972188-2

1-280-53278-5

1-60256-728-X

9786610532780

OCLC:

57138138