Animal experimentation / David M. Haugen, book editor.

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[2007], ©2007
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Detroit ; London : Greenhaven Press, [2007], ©2007.

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234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Contents

Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Do animals have rights? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Animals have rights / Tom Regan -- 2. Animals do not have rights / Ilana Mercer -- 3. Animals are equal to humans / Matt Ball and Jack Norris -- 4. Animals are not equal to humans / Josie Appleton -- 5. Animal rights activists are terrorists / Alex Epstein -- 6. Animal rights activists are not terrorists / Will Potter -- 7. Animal researchers should not be bullied by animal rights terrorists / Fiona Fox -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. Is animal experimentation justifiable? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Animal experimentation is ethical / Adrian R. Morrison -- 2. Animal experimentation is unethical / David Thomas -- 3. Using primates in medical experimentation is justifiable / Scientific Steering Committee of the European Commission -- 4. Using primates in medical experimentation is unjustifiable / John Gray -- 5. The animal experimentation debate has reached a moral deadlock / Peter Singer -- 6. The moral deadlock concerning animal experimentation can be broken / Patrick Bateson -- Periodical bibliography --
ch. 3. Does animal experimentation aid medical progress? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Animal experimentation is vital to medical research / American Physiological Society -- 2. Animal experimentation is not vital to medical research / Christopher Anderegg, et al. -- 3. Drug testing on animals is beneficial / Jennifer A. Hurley -- 4. Drug testing on animals is not beneficial / Kathy Archibald -- 5. Microchip technologies could make drug testing on animals unnecessary / David H. Freedman -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. Are new forms of animal experimentation worth pursuing? -- Chapter preface -- 1. The risks of animal-to-human transplants outweigh the benefits / Joyce D'Silva -- ch. 2. The benefits of animal-to-human transplants outweigh the risks / A physician, interviewed by Gale Scott -- 3. Genetically modified animals are beneficial to medicine / pt. 1 : Alexandre Fouassier ; pt. 2 : Manufacturing Chemist -- 4. Genetically modified animals are not beneficial to medicine / Animal Aid -- 5. Animal cloning is worthwhile / Marie A. Di Berardino -- 6. Animal cloning is unnecessary / Wayne Pacelle -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index.

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  • 9780737733464
  • 0737733462
  • 9780737733471
  • 0737733470