Law, Animals and Toxicity Testing

Auteur

Anne M. Wordsworth PhD, is a researcher and writer in environmental science and health issues based in Canada.

Texte du rabat

Drawing on our growing knowledge of animal cognition, this book provides a critical analysis of the use of animals in the legal regime and practice of toxicity testing.

Contenu

1. Animal Cognition and Animal Intelligence 2. The Ethical Implications of Cognition 3. The Limitations of Animal Protection Laws 4. The Laboratory Mouse: Its Life and Loves 5. Toxicity Testing and Its Toll on Animals 6. Toxic Trans-Corporeality 7. Contested Toxics Laws 8. Alternative Non-Animal Testing Methods and the Road Less Travelled 9. Final Conclusion