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Animal research
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  • Introduction
  • What animals are used in research?
  • Scientific background and regulation
  • Assessment and justification
  • Ethical issues
  • Reaching consensus
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Chapter downloads

You can download the individual chapters of this report using the links below. (All files are PDFs and less than 350KB).

Contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – The context of animal research: past and present
Chapter 3 – Ethical issues raised by animal research
Chapter 4 – The capacity of animals to experience pain, distress and suffering
Chapter 5 – The use of animals in basic biological research
Chapter 6 – The use of animals in the study of human disease
Chapter 7 – Genetically modified animals in the study of human disease
Chapter 8 – The use of animals for research in the pharmaceutical industry
Chapter 9 –  Animal use in toxicity studies
Chapter 10 – Summary of Section 2: Use of animals in scientific research
Chapter 11 – Replacements
Chapter 12 – Reduction and Refinement
Chapter 13 – Legislation, regulation and policy relating to scientific procedures on animals
Chapter 14 – Discussion of ethical issues
Chapter 15 – Discussion and recommendations

 

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See also

  • Consultation response on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
  • Animal research - Recommendations for policy and practice
  • Animal research - Reaching consensus
  • Animal research - Ethical issues
  • Animal research - Assessment and justification
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