In defense of animal research (2000)

Anonymous

Abstract

Both moves to expand the [AWA] law's reach [to include rats, mice and birds in the definition of the term 'animal' and protect them accordingly; to define the term 'distress'] have elicited protests from research advocates in Washington, led by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). .. Research lobbyists who have often stated that it is a privilege to use lab animals now risk giving the impression that some of them consider it a right. If that continues, research could suffer.