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Using Monkeys to Understand and Cure Parkinson Disease

WEBIf the use of monkeys leads to the cure of Parkinson disease for the 500,000 people in the United States (and millions more around the world), some of whom suffer, …

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Accept No Substitutes: The Ethics of Alternatives

WEBOf course, that view is by no means the contemporary consensus of the medical community. In the meantime, ethologists and others—including, indeed, animal …

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About the Project

WEBAbout the Project. Research involving animals has been a cornerstone of medical progress for more than two centuries. For much of that time, it has also met with moral objections …

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Additional Educational Resources

WEBThese resources cover a wide range of topics: laws governing animal experimentation, professional standards for assuring animal welfare, the utility of animals for medical …

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The Case for Phasing Out Experiments on Primates

WEBApproximately 70,000 nonhuman primates are used for research in the United States each year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and another …

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Introduction: Progress in the Animal Research War

WEBSome years ago, Deborah Blum, a Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist, nailed the divide between scientists who conduct research on animals in the hope of …

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U.S. Law and Animal Experimentation: A Critical Primer

WEBSince the 1980s, both the AWA and the Guide have attempted to assure oversight of animal research primarily by mandating the establishment, at each research …

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Animal Research and Pain

WEBAnimal Research and Pain. Debates over the use of animals for research often center on the animals’ experience of pain. Animal welfare regulations require …

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U.S. Law and Animal Research

WEBU.S. law protects the welfare of many, but not all, animals used in research. Animal Welfare Act. The Animal Welfare Act, signed into law in 1966 and updated by several …

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Alternatives to Animals

WEBMicrodosing. This method enables human volunteers to be safely substituted for animals in some drug tests. It involves giving humans doses of a drug high enough to …

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The Moral Status of Invasive Animal Research

WEBDuring the 1970s and 1980s, two veterinarians and I conceptualized, drafted, and ultimately, in 1985, persuaded Congress to pass federal legislation assuring some …

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