The issues addressed in this Report have been a subject of intense public debate over at least the past four hundred years. Feelings are strong on all sides of the issues, and in recent years reports of violent action against those conducting animal research in the UK have brought the matter to the forefront of public attention.
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Nuffield Bioethics
Topic: Ethics
RSPCA Ethical Review
Topic: Ethics
RSPCA Effective Ethical Review
Guiding principles on good practice for Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Bodies (2015) (PDF 1.76MB). Developed and published jointly by the RSPCA and the Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA), this resource aims to help in the efficient and effective operation of local animal welfare and ethical review bodies.
Topic: Ethics
Species specific
The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents
A volume in American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.
Topic: Hamster, Rabbit, Guinea Pig
The Experimental Use of Syrian Hamsters
Topic: Hamster