The Human Use of Animals : Case Studies in Ethical Choice: Case Studies in Ethical Choice

Kennedy Institute of Ethics F. Barbara Orlans Senior Research Fellow, Kennedy Institute of Ethics both at Georgetown University Tom L. Beauchamp Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar, Center for Biomedical Ethics Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Rebecca Dresser John Deaver Drinko-Baker and Hostetler Professor of Law, David B. Morton Professor of Biomedical Science and Ethics University of Birmingham Medical School, John P. Gluck Professor of Psychology University of New Mexico

Oxford University Press, USA, Dec 31, 1997 - Nature - 352 pages

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cases and sets the background of philosophical and moral concepts underlying the subject.Sixteen original, previously unpublished essays cover controversies associated with the human use of animals in a broad range of contexts, including biomedical, behavioral, and wildlife research,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.

Contents

• Moral Issues about Animals: 3
• BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: 50
• Head Injury Experiments on Primates at the University of Pennsylvania: 71
• The Harvard Oncomouse: 89
• What Does the Public Have a Right to Know?: 103
• Beauty Without the Beast: 121
• Washoe and Her Successors: 139
• Can Animal Aggression Be Studied in an Ethical Manner?: 155
• Monkeys Without Mothers: 171
• The Death of a Vagrant Bird: 191
• The Jenifer Graham Case: 209
• ForceFeeding of Geese: 227
• Veal Crates and Human Palates: 241
• Fowl Deeds: 255
• Should the Tail Wag the Dog?: 273
• Where Should Research Scientists Get Their Dogs?: 289
• The Santeria Case: 307
• Index: 321

About the author

F. Barbara Orlans, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.Tom L. Beauchamp, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University.Rebecca Dresser, J.D., holds a joint appointment as Professor in the School of Law and the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.David B. Morton, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., M.R.C.V.S., is Professor of Biomedical Science and Biomedical Ethics at the University of Birmingham, England.John P. Gluck, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Human Use of Animals : Case Studies in Ethical Choice: Case Studies in Ethical Choice
• Authors: Kennedy Institute of Ethics F. Barbara Orlans Senior Research Fellow, Kennedy Institute of Ethics both at Georgetown University Tom L. Beauchamp Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar, Center for Biomedical Ethics Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Rebecca Dresser John Deaver Drinko-Baker and Hostetler Professor of Law, David B. Morton Professor of Biomedical Science and Ethics University of Birmingham Medical School, John P. Gluck Professor of Psychology University of New Mexico
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 1997
• ISBN: 0199759693, 9780199759699
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Animal Rights