Specious Science: How Genetics and Evolution Reveal Why Medical Research on Animals Harms Humans

Author by : C. Ray Greek
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Publisher by : A&C Black

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Description : Builds on the message of Sacred Cows and Golden Geese to understand why medical research on animals really harms humans....

Author by : Thilo Hagendorff
Languange Used : de
Release Date : 2021-03-10
Publisher by : Büchner-Verlag

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Description : Die Gesellschaft erlebt sich in einem Krisenmodus, ausgelöst durch eine Vielzahl ökologischer, sozialer und politischer Fehlentwicklungen. Was treibt diese an und wie können sie abgewendet werden? Bei der Beantwortung dieser Fragen wendet sich der Sozialwissenschaftler und Ethiker Thilo Hagendorff einem zentralen und dennoch kaum beachteten Aspekt zu: dem menschlichen Verhältnis zu Tieren. Denn gerade die industrielle Nutzung und Tötung von Tieren hat versteckte, aber weitreichende Implikationen für alle der genannten Fehlentwicklungen. Hagendorff zeigt die ideologischen wie psychologischen Mechanismen auf, die nicht nur zur Akzeptanz und Unterstützung von Gewalt gegenüber Tieren, sondern auch gegenüber Menschen führen. Mit Rückgriff auf zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse macht er deutlich, dass die Abwendung aktueller Krisen untrennbar mit einem veränderten Umgang mit Tieren verknüpft ist. Eine von Frieden und gegenseitigem Respekt geprägte Gesellschaft ist ohne die Beendigung der globalen Tierindustrie nicht denkbar....

Author by : David E. Newton
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2013-05-09
Publisher by : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Description : 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 medical experimentation to benefit human health....

Author by : Donna Yarri
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2005-08-18
Publisher by : Oxford University Press

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Description : The ethical treatment of animals has become an issue of serious moral concern. Many people are challenging long-held assumptions about animals and raising questions about their status and treatment. What is the relationship between humans and animals? Do animals have moral standing? Do we have direct or indirect duties to animals? Does human benefit always outweigh animal suffering? The use of animals for experimentation raises all of these questions in a particularly insistent way. Donna Yarri gives an overview of the current state of the discussion, and presents an argument for significantly restricted animal experimentation. Pointing to the similarities between humans and animals, she argues that the actual differences are differences of degree rather than kind. Animal cognition and animal sentiency together are the basis for the claim that experimental animals do have rights. Examining arguments in the disciplines of ethology, philosophy, science, and theology, Yarri makes a case for placing substantial restrictions on animal experimentation. Grounding her examination in Christian theology, she formulates a more humane approach to animal experimentation. She concludes with a concrete burden-benefit analysis that can serve as the foundation for informed decision-making. The Ethics of Animal Experimentation serves as both a handbook of animal rights theory and a practical guide to navigating the complexities of animal experimentation. As animal experimentation features in an increasing number of scientific endeavors, it is an ethical issue that requires our immediate attention. Yarri's unique contribution forges a path toward an ethical practice of animal experimentation....

Author by : Jean Swingle Greek
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2004
Publisher by : Trafford Publishing

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Description : Drs. Greek have written 2 books on why using animals as models for humans is not the best way to conduct medical research and drug testing. During their lectures and debates, the most commonly asked question was, "Well. What will we use if we don't use animals?" What Will We Do If We Don't Experiment On Animals? Medical Research for the Twenty-first Century is the answer to that question. Drs. Greek explain briefly why one species cannot predict drug response for another and describe what research and testing methods should be used today instead of animals. They also describe where our biomedical research dollars should be spent if we are to have cures for cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimer's. This book will appeal to science-trained and general audiences, animal lovers and science readers, public policy analysts, students, patients and patient support groups, and government watchdog groups. What Will We Do If We Don't Experiment On Animals? Medical Research for the Twenty-first Century takes medical research out of the nineteenth and into the 21st century....

Author by : Andrew Linzey
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Publisher by : University of Illinois Press

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Description : Veterinarians serve on the front lines working to prevent animal suffering and abuse. For centuries, their compassion and expertise have improved the quality of life and death for animals in their care. However, modern interest in animal rights has led more and more people to ask questions about the ethical considerations that lie behind common veterinary practices. This Common Threads volume, drawn from articles originally published in the Journal of Animal Ethics (JAE), offers veterinarians and other interested readers a primer on key issues in the field. Essays in the first section discuss aspects of veterinary oaths, how advances in animal cognition science factor into current ethical debates, and the rise of complementary and alternative veterinary medicine and its relationship to traditional veterinary medicine. The second section continues with an essay that addresses why veterinarians have an obligation to educate animal caregivers to look past "cuteness" in order to treat all animals with dignity. The collection closes with three short sections focusing on animals in farming, trade, and research ”areas where veterinarians encounter conflicts between their job and their duty to advocate and care for animals. Contributors: Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, Vanessa Carli Bones, Grace Clement, Simon Coghlan, Priscilla N. Cohn, Mark J. Estren, Elisa Galgut, Eleonora Gullone, Matthew C. Halteman, Andrew Knight, Drew Leder, Andrew Linzey, Clair Linzey, Kay Peggs, Megan Schommer, Clifford Warwick, and James W. Yeates....

Author by : Tom Regan
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2003
Publisher by : Rowman & Littlefield

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Description : What gives an animal 'rights?' What makes product testing on animals wrong? In Animal Rights, Human Wrongs prominent activist and philosopher Tom Regan skillfully puts forth the argument for animal rights through the exploration of two questions central to moral theory: What makes an act right? What makes an act wrong? Taking into consideration moral theories such as contractarianism, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics, Regan provides the theoretical framework that grounds a responsible pro-animal rights perspective, and ultimately explores how asking moral questions about other animals can lead to a better understanding of ourselves. The necessity of making a transition from moral theory to moral practice becomes startlingly clear as Reagan examines the commonplace, everyday choices that would be affected by believing in a moral theory that affirms the rights of animals. For the many people who have ever wondered 'what difference does it make if animals have rights, ' Animal Rights, Humans Wrongs provides a provocative and intriguing answer. For a discussion of animal rights tailored to a more general audience, see Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003)....