Researching animal research

What the humanities and social sciences can contribute to laboratory animal science and welfare

• Author(s): Gail Davies, Beth Greenhough, Pru Hobson-West, Robert G. W. Kirk, Alexandra Palmer, Emma Roe,
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Pages: 480
• ISBN_10: 1526165767
  ISBN_13: 9781526165763
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Human Geography , Science / Life Sciences / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Nature / Animal Rights , Social Science / General , Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General ,

Description:...

Every year around 80 million scientific procedures are carried out on animals globally. These experiments have the potential to generate new understandings of biology and clinical treatments. They also give rise to ongoing societal debate.

This book demonstrates how the humanities and social sciences can contribute to understanding what is created through animal procedures – including constitutional forms of research governance, different institutional cultures of care, the professional careers of scientists and veterinarians, collaborations with patients and publics, and research animals, specially bred for experiments or surplus to requirements.

Developing the idea of the animal research nexus, this book explores how connections and disconnections are made between these different elements, how these have reshaped each other historically, and how they configure the current practice and policy of UK animal research.