Posted by Devilfish under blog's category : Schools education

The RSPCA's schools education website has a substantial section exploring the ethics of animal research. But does it manage to avoid any bias while presenting the case for and against animal experimentation? Well no, not quite.

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Posted by Cat under blog's category : Animal welfare & alternatives

If there is one thing that anti-vivisection campaigns are good at, it's providing vivid imagery. Unfortunately, the striking images they use can often be inaccurate, out of date, or obtained from countries where animal welfare takes very low priority. That's why at Understanding Animal Research, we think it's important to set the record straight, and provide images and video that show what animal facilities really look like.

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Posted by Zebedee under blog's category : Communications & media

Simon Jenkins, writing in The Guardian on Friday, asserted that giving animals rights leads to moral chaos. His piece, both amusing and serious, alludes to a recent bit of fun in the pro-hunting magazine, Country Life, which speculates about which political party different animals would vote for.

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Posted by Zebedee under blog's category : Communications & media

Public opinion research released this week shows that UK public attitudes to animal research haven't changed much over the last few years. As was the case in 2008, nine in 10 (87%) accept the idea of animal research to some degree, with three in five (60%) accepting it unconditionally.

There are signs that the public became slightly more neutral or sceptical last year, especially on regulation. This may simply reflect the lower importance that people place on animal research as an issue.

This opinion research is the latest poll in a series that goes back 10 years. Most of the movement towards increased support for animal research occurred between 1999 and 2005. It is interesting to consider possible reasons for this.

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