Animal Experimentation

AnimalExperimentationisanimportantbookforallthoseinvolvedintheconduct,teaching,learning,regulation,supportorcritiqueofanimal-basedresearch.Whilstmaintainingtheclarityofstylethatmadethefirsteditionsopopular,thissecondeditionhasbeenupdatedtoincludediscussionofgeneticallymodifiedorganismsandassociatedwelfareandethicalissuesthatsurroundthebreedingprogramsinsuchresearch.Italsodiscussestheoriginsofvivisection,advancesinhumanandnon-humanwelfaremadepossiblebyanimalexperimentation,principlemoralobjectionstotheuseofresearchanimals,alternativestotheuseofanimalsinresearch,andtheregulatoryumbrellaunderwhichexperimentsareconductedinEurope,USAandAustralasia.Inaddition,thebookhighlightsthefutureresponsibilitiesofstudentswhowillbeworkingwithanimals,andofferspracticaladviceonexperimentaldesign,literaturesearch,consultationwithcolleagues,andtheimportanceoftheon-goingsearchforalternatives.