Contents

• Committee on the Use of Animals in Research
• Acknowledgment
• Preface
• SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND ANIMALS
  • Why Are Animals Used in Research?
  • How Have Animals Contributed to Improving Human Health?
  • How Has Science Advanced as a Result of Animal Experimentation?
  • Why Are Animals Used to Study the Brain?
  • How Do Animals Benefit from Animal Research?
  • Are There Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Research?
  • What Are the Issues Surrounding “Animal Rights”?
  • What Is the Difference Between Animal Rights and Welfare?
  • How Do Laws and Regulations Govern the Use and Care of Animals?
  • How Much Pain Do Animals Experience in Animal Research?
  • Should Pound Animals Be Used in Research?
  • What Is the Cost to Society of the Animal Rights Movement?
  • Conclusion

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Frank Press is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Samuel O. Thier is president of the Institute of Medicine.