The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice

Dresser, Rebecca

ISBN 10: 0195119088 / ISBN 13: 9780195119084

Published by Oxford University Press USA, 1998

About this Item

This volume contains 16 case studies on the social controversies and moral issues surrounding the human use of animals. Topics include the use of animals in research, testing and education, as food, as companion animals and in religious rites. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. . 1998. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice
• Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195119088
• ISBN 13: 9780195119084
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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Sixteen original, previously unpublished essays cover controversies associated with the human use of animals in a broad range of contexts, including biomedical, behavioral, and wildlife research,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.

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.