Animal Experimentation
The debate between the scientific community and those who oppose animal experimentation involves some very difficult questions. Animal rights activists believe those who use animals experimentally for science and other research, even though responsibly, should realize their work treats animals as objects without rights. Others would counter this by saying their work is essential to our way of life and to human health and well-being, and that there is no real substitute for animal experimentation
Probably the most intense controversy generated by animal rights activists involves the value and benefits of biomedical research. [Animal rights activist] Andrew Rowan reports that for the six species---dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, hamsters, and guinea pigs---the 1990--1993 average use was 1,228,419, although the number of animals involved escalates dramatically when…>> (read more)
Animal Experimentation Points of View
5 Animals Are Not Entitled to Rights
6 Animal Testing Is Essential for Medical Research
7 Animal Testing Is Not Essential for Medical Research
8 Animal Testing Is Cruel and Does Not Benefit Medical Research
9 Animal Testing Is Becoming More Humane
10 Animal Rights Movement Threatens Medical Progress
11 Using Animals as Organ Donors Endangers Human Lives
12 Experimentation on Nonhuman Primates Is Vital to Medicine
13 Nonhuman Primates Should Not Be Used in Experiments
14 Chemical Testing on Animals Saves Lives
15 Chemical Testing on Animals Is Unreliable
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Animal Experimentation in the News
The latest Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded for a technique that "knocks out" genes in the world's most common research animal--the mouse, a perpetual source of new knowledge…>> (read more)
Byline: Bob Egelko; Chronicle Staff Writer
A lawsuit by animal rights advocates accusing UCSF of illegally spending state money on painful and unnecessary experiments on dogs and…>> (read more)
Byline: Jonathan Curiel
A group of doctors filed suit Tuesday against UCSF, saying university scientists needlessly drill into monkeys' brains and conduct other unnecessary experiments on animals…>> (read more)
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