animal experimentation
Research on creatures
Animal experimentation is the use of animals in scientific research, product testing, or medical training.
The practice ranges from behavioral studies to surgical procedures, with mice, rats, and primates among the most common subjects.
Animal experimentation has led to major medical advances, but critics argue it causes unnecessary suffering.
Also called animal testing or vivisection, though vivisection specifically implies surgery on living animals.
Surgery on living animals
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
mistreatment · neglect · pain · distress · confinement · restraint · callousness · brutality
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
- speciesismMoral preference by organism type
- humane treatmentKind consideration for welfare
consent · compassion · welfare · suffering · intrinsic value · ethical dilemma · utilitarianism · deontology
Study of drug actions
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- drug testingAnalysis for illicit substances
- safety testingEvaluating potential hazards
- efficacyAbility to produce results
clinical trial · preclinical · drug discovery · vaccine development · oncology · neuroscience · immunology · genetics
Enclosure for living specimens
- in vivoWithin living tissue
- miceSmall gnawing mammals
- ratsLong-tailed urban pests
- primatesOrder of higher mammals
rabbits · guinea pigs · cage · biosafety · sterile · incubator · cell culture · petri dish
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- debateFormal argument on issues
- PETAAnimal welfare advocacy group
- banOfficial restriction on something
boycott · legislation · regulation · advocacy · campaign · lobbying · outcry · backlash
Other available options
- in vitroIn an artificial environment
- organoidsLab-cultured tissue structures
- computer modelingDigital replication of systems
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
stem cells · CRISPR · 3D printing · microdosing · biomarkers · synthetic biology · simulation
vivisection
Surgery on living animals
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
torture · mistreatment · neglect · pain · distress · confinement · restraint · callousness · brutality · dissection
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
- speciesismMoral preference by organism type
humane treatment · consent · compassion · welfare · suffering · intrinsic value · ethical dilemma · utilitarianism · deontology · empathy
pharmacology
Study of drug actions
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- drug testingAnalysis for illicit substances
- safety testingEvaluating potential hazards
efficacy · clinical trial · preclinical · drug discovery · vaccine development · oncology · neuroscience · immunology · genetics · pathology
vivarium
Enclosure for living specimens
primates · rabbits · guinea pigs · cage · biosafety · sterile · incubator · cell culture · petri dish · pipette
activism
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- debateFormal argument on issues
- PETAAnimal welfare advocacy group
ban · boycott · legislation · regulation · advocacy · campaign · lobbying · outcry · backlash · dissent
alternatives
Other available options
- in vitroIn an artificial environment
- organoidsLab-cultured tissue structures
- computer modelingDigital replication of systems
cell culture · stem cells · CRISPR · 3D printing · microdosing · biomarkers · synthetic biology · simulation
- animal crueltydogfighting, neglect, torture, abuse, vivisection
animal experimentationanimal rights
Moral claims for fauna
animal liberation · anti-vivisection · animal welfare · animal protection · ethical research
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