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

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

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.

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.