1994-07-01
Commentaries on this month's cardiovascular controversy: The merits and demerits of animal experimentation from W.J. van der Giessen and P.D. Verdouw
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Cardiovascular Research , Volume 28 - Issue 7 p. 1115- 1116
In attempting to review the arguments in favour and against
the use of animals in biomedical research one cannot circumvent
discussing this in context of the use of animals for other
purposes, such as breeding for slaughter with the aim of
consumption, hunting, etc, and the motives for the agressive
behaviour of some animal rights activists. If one adheres to
the philosophy (belief) that animals are the equal of man, it
may be logical to oppose the use of animals for experimentation,
consumption, or any other purposes. Only a small
minority in our society consistently sticks to this principle.
They can be respected for this if they also abstain from the
benefits derived from animal experimentation. We know that
some governments in Europe have such strict rules that it has
become virtually impossible for animal experiments to be
performed within their borders. We wonder whether these
same governments will also prohibit registration of new
drugs or technical developments for the treatment of diseases
that have been developed using animal experiments performed
outside their borders. [...]
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doi.org/10.1093/cvr/28.7.1115, hdl.handle.net/1765/107249 | |
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van der Giessen, W., & Verdouw, P. (1994). Commentaries on this month's cardiovascular controversy: The merits and demerits of animal experimentation from W.J. van der Giessen and P.D. Verdouw. Cardiovascular Research, 28(7), 1115–1116. doi:10.1093/cvr/28.7.1115 |