Animal experimentation : a guide to the issues / Vaughan Monamy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monamy, Vaughan, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal experimentation.

Laboratory animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 116 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Animal Experimentation is an important book for all those involved in the conduct, teaching, learning, regulation, support or critique of animal-based research. Whilst maintaining the clarity of style that made the first edition so popular, this second edition has been updated to include discussion of genetically modified organisms and associated welfare and ethical issues that surround the breeding programs in such research. It also discusses the origins of vivisection, advances in human and non-human welfare made possible by animal experimentation, principle moral objections to the use of research animals, alternatives to the use of animals in research, and the regulatory umbrella under which experiments are conducted in Europe, USA and Australasia. In addition, the book highlights the future responsibilities of students who will be working with animals, and offers practical advice on experimental design, literature search, consultation with colleagues, and the importance of the on-going search for alternatives.

Contents:

Issues in Animal Experimentation. Aims

Definitions

Scope

A History of Animal Experimentation. The origins of vivisection in Europe

Prevailing humanist attitudes to animals

The rise of modern biomedical studies

Opposition to Animal Experimentation. Early opposition

Utilitarianism and the rise of popular concern

Revolution during the nineteenth century

Beyond Britain: opposition in the USA into the twentieth century

The Moral Status of Animals. On the moral status of animals

Moral arguments based on reason

Ethics: room for emotion?

Moral stewardship

Animal Use. How are animals used?

Fundamental and applied biological research

Genetic research

Behavioural research

Education and training

Production of useful biological and therapeutic materials

Product testing

The Regulation of Experiments. Laws governing humane use of laboratory animals

United Kingdom

Australia and New Zealand

United States of America

Seeking Alternatives. Replacement, reduction and refinement

Alternatives to non-human vertebrates in scientific research

The construction of a modern research institution

Ethical guidelines for students in laboratory classes involving the use of animals or animal tissues.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [104]-112) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19921-2

0-511-48015-6

1-282-00179-5

0-511-80180-7

9786612001796

0-511-48095-4

0-511-47779-1

0-511-47630-2

0-511-47931-X

OCLC:

476234316