ERIC Number: ED301440
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 112
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-309-03839-1
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Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
The use of animals in scientific research has been a controversial issue for over a hundred years. Research with animals has saved human lives, lessened human suffering, and advanced scientific understanding, yet that same research can cause pain and distress for the animals involved and may result in their death. It is hardly surprising that animal experimentation raises complex questions and generates strong emotions. The recognition that animals are essential in scientific research is critical in making decisions about their use, but these decisions are also made in the broad context of social and ethical values. This report addresses these issues and examines how and why animals are used in research and how society oversees that research. Specifically discussed in this volume are animal use patterns, benefits from the use of animals, alternative research methods, and the use of pound animals. The appendixes include the 1896 statement on this subject by the National Academy of Sciences. Commission and committee members are listed in this report. (CW)
Descriptors: Animal Facilities, College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Higher Education, Laboratory Animals, Laboratory Procedures, Medical Research, Research Methodology, Research Universities, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418 ($11.95).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: Report by the Committee on the Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
