The Animal Research War

by Conn, P. Michael; Parker, James V.

• ISBN13: 9780230600140
• ISBN10: 023060014X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

When overzealous animal rights activists threaten one of America's best-known scientists and academic leaders, he collaborates with an analyst of animal rights to produce a personal account of what it is like to be a medical researcher targeted by such a powerful movement. This thoughtful and surprising book analyzes the effect of animal extremism on the world's scientists, their institutions, and professional societies. P. Michael Conn and James V. Parker analyze the motivations of animal rights extremists while also delving into the changing ways in which the public and legal system views animals. The Animal Research War counters the lies propagated by extremist animal rights organizations: for example, the fact that animals comprise only 6% of any medical research, and very little harm comes to animals under experimentation. This book is an intriguing and compelling platform from which to better understand the plight of the modern scientist and the risk to scientific advancement if animal extremism is allowed to win.

Author Biography

P. Michael Conn is Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology and of Cell Biology and Development, Oregon Health and Science University, and Associate Director of the Oregon National Primate Research Center.

James V. Parker is a retired Public Information Officer, Oregon National Primate Research Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface and Guide to Words	p. xi
In the Crosshairs	p. 1
War Stories	p. 11
The Animal Rights Movement Past and Present	p. 41
Animal Rights Strategies	p. 63
War Casualties	p. 93
War Casualties: All of Us	p. 107
Yes, but What About...	p. 125
Peace at Last?	p. 143
Twenty Questions	p. 157
Resources	p. 169
Notes	p. 175
Works Cited	p. 177
Index	p. 191
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