title: Reforming the politics of animal research.
abstract: An unfortunate tension exists between the biomedical research and animal welfare/rights communities. We believe that despite the mistrust between these groups, there are individuals on both sides of the controversy who seek to better understand the other. We recommend an update of institutional policies that will better inform the public about the use of non-human animals in biomedical research and improve a dialogue on such use between concerned individuals who either support or oppose non-human animal-based biomedical research. Such interactions may well determine the longevity of using non-human animals as experimental subjects.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, AC&C of New York City, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa Hara
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.affiliation: School of Law, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Reppy
mesh_terms: D035661:Animal Care Committees; D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D017087:Animal Rights; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D057766:Policy
keywords: Animal Experimentation; Research Ethics; Scientific Research