Animal models of dementia: ethical considerations

I. Anna S.  Olsson; Peter Sandøe

doi:10.1007/978-1-60761-898-0_2

Animal models of dementia: ethical considerations

Abstract

This chapter aims to encourage scientists and others interested in the use of animal models of disease – specifically, in the study of dementia – to engage in ethical reflection. It opens with a general discussion of the moral acceptability of animal use in research. Three ethical approaches are here distinguished. These serve as points of orientation in the following discussion of four more specific ethical questions:
Does animal species matter? How effective is disease modelling in delivering the benefits claimed for it? What can be done to minimize potential harm to animals in research? Who bears responsibility for the use of animals in disease models?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Animal models of dementia
Editors	Peter Paul De Deyn, Debby Van Dam
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2011
Pages	15-33
Chapter	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-60761-897-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-898-0_2
Publication status	Published - 2011

Series	Neuromethods
Number	48

Keywords

Research animal welfare

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