The animal experimentation debate : a reference handbook by Newton, David E instant download

The animal experimentation debate : a reference handbook by Newton, David E instant download

xvii, 322 pages : 24 cm, \"Reviewing the topic from antiquity to the present day, this book examines the debate over the use of animals in research in a fair and balanced way. The debate over the use of nonhuman animals in experimental research has gone on for centuries, and it continues as vigorously today as it ever has. In fact, in the last decade, the controversy has intensified, making animal testing a topic at the highest level of debate of any socioscientific issue in the United States. This book presents all sides of the issue so that readers can come to their own conclusions as to the morality and validity of animal experimentation, and provides biographies of individuals and descriptions of organizations that have been involved in the debate over the centuries. Additionally, it documents the historical shift in thinking that made animal experimentation commonplace between the time of the ancient Greeks and the 19th century, to the mindset of some who argue for an end to the practice and alternative ways of conducting medial experimentation to benefit human health.\"--Publisher information, Includes bibliographical references and index, 1. Background and history: Vivisection in ancient history: Dissection and vivisection of humans in ancient Greece, Dissection and vivisection of animals, The (temporary) end of vivisection, Dissection in non-western cultures ; The renewal of dissection: Vivisection and the rise of modern biology ; The birth of the antivivisectionist movement: Early antivivisectionist legislation, Rise of antivivisectionist organizations -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions : The tide turns: the brown dog affair and the decline of antivivisectionism ; The antivivisection movement in the United States hits bottom ; Resurgence of the antivivisection movement ; Animal welfare legislation ; Issues of violence and morality: Animal liberation, A moral code for animals, The impact of Animal Liberation, Industries respond ; Researchers fight