The Lawrence Jacobsen Library
VT0342 The Challenge of Animals in Research

VT0342 The Challenge of Animals in Research
Produced and distributed by Audio-Visual Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX [VHS; col., sd.; 28 min.: 1989]

This tape explores the social and ethical background against which contemporary laboratory animal use takes place. It discusses the development of current legislation designed to regulate animal use in research. Its goal is to explain the changing climate of animal research and increase receptiveness to recent legal and procedural changes. This program includes a historical discussion of studies involving animals in biomedical research in a positive light. It also includes a look at the impact of activities of animal rights activists.