The human use of animals : case studies in ethical choice /

The human use of animals : case studies in ethical choice /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 330 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	OUP E-Books.
Subject:	Animal experimentation -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies. Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies. Animal experimentation -- Moral and ethical aspects. Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects. Animal Welfare. Animal Use Alternatives. Animals, Laboratory. Case studies. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11146968

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Other authors / contributors:	Orlans, F. Barbara.
ISBN:	9780199759699 0199759693 128052975X 9781280529757 9786610529759 6610529752 9780195119077 019511907X 0195119088 019511907X 9780195119084
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This volume of case studies on animal ethics deals with important social controversies involving the human use of animals and analyzes the moral issues involved. An introduction to ethical theory provides a framework to the 16 original case studies, which include the use of animals in research, testing and education, as food, as companion animals, and in religious rites.; The book is intended for bioethics courses and animal career staff.
Other form:	Print version: Human use of animals. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 019511907X 0195119088

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Summary:	The first set of case studies on animal use, this volume offers a thorough, up-to-date exploration of the moral issues related to animal welfare. Its main purpose is to examine how far it is ethically justifiable to harm animals in order to benefit mankind. An excellent introduction provides a framework for the cases and sets the background of philosophical and moral concepts underlying the subject. Sixteen original, previously unpublished essays cover controversies associated with the human use of animals in a broad range of contexts, including biomedical, behavioral, and wildlife research, cosmetic safety testing, education, the food industry, commerce, and animal use as pets and in religious practices. Scientific research is accorded the closest scrutiny. The authors represent a wide range of expertise within their specialized areas of research--physiology, public policy, ethics, philosophy, law, veterinary science, and psychology. The careful analysis of each case makes it possible to elevate the discourse beyond over-simplified positions, and to demonstrate the complexity of the issues. The Human Use of Animals will be welcomed by students and faculty in law, philosophy, ethics, public policy, religion, medicine, and veterinary medicine. It will also interest activists in the animal protection movement, and members of animal protection organizations and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 330 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780199759699 0199759693 128052975X 9781280529757 9786610529759 6610529752 9780195119077 019511907X 0195119088 9780195119084