附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-284) and index.
What animals want -- Life in the animal laboratory -- Animal welfare: philosophy meets science -- A rat is a pig: the significance of species -- Performance standards: how big is your guinea pig's house? -- Centaurs and science: the professionalization of laboratory animal care and use -- The problem of pain -- The animal advocates -- Death by decapitation: a case study -- Dog walkers and monkey psychiatrists -- A look to the future.
摘要:Larry Carbone provides a balanced and reasonable advocacy of animal rights, looking at how to ethically and responsibly conduct biomedical and behavioural research that respects the rights and welfare of all subjects including animals.