The welfare of animals used in research: practice and ethics

The Welfare of Animals used in Research: Practice andEthics gives a complete and balanced overview of the issuessurrounding the use of animals in scientific research.  Thefocus of the book is on the animal welfare implications and ethicsof animals in research. It covers the topics with sufficient depthto show a real understanding of varied and complex subjects, butconveys the information in a beautifully reader–friendlymanner.

Key features:

• Provides those who are not working in the field with areasonable understanding as to why and how animals are used inresearch.
• Gives an introduction to the ethical issues involved in usinganimals, and explains how these are addressed in practice.
• Details the advances in animal welfare and the use anddevelopment of the 3Rs principles, and how these have becomefundamental to the everyday use and regulation of animals used inresearch.
• The focus is on principles making it suitable for aninternational audience.

This book is a useful introduction to the issues involved inlaboratory animal welfare for those who intend to work in researchinvolving animals. It is also useful to prospective animal carestaff and animal welfare scientists, and to those involved inethical review. It will help inform debate amongst those who arenot involved in experimentation but who are interested in theissues.

Published as a part of the prestigious Wiley–Blackwell UFAWAnimal Welfare series.  UFAW, founded 1926, is aninternationally recognised, independent, scientific and educationalanimal welfare charity.

For full details of all titles available in the series, pleasevisit the UFAW AnimalWelfare series website.