Category: Ethics 101
As a brief follow-up to my post thinking about Dr. J's view that cats are a special class of being that ought not be used in research, I would like to assert that:...
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:03 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ethics 101
Today, at R.E.S.E.A.R.C.H.E.R.S., Dr J. posted a picture of a charming looking cat with the following text: As little as I can do to push back against the sick minded evil mo-fo bastards who think animal testing on cats is...
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:43 PM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ethics 101
Using casuistry as a strategy to sharpen our ethical judgments.
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:47 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ethics 101
Can those who object to animal research help themselves to modern medical treatment without being hypocrites?
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:40 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
Yesterday I worked my way through the hundred's of comments on PZ's I am Pro-Test post. One theme that kept cropping up was that a great deal of animal testing is unnecessary, and that informed and attentive consumers should...
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:07 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
Suggestions for how to have a productive dialogue about animal research.
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:21 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
Remember earlier this week when we were discussing some of the positions people might hold with respect to the use of animals in research? These included animal rights positions, which held that animals have inherent rights not to have their...
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:50 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
When dialogue about animal research feels like talking to a brick wall, maybe it's not the wall you're trying to reach.
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:24 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
It's not just your view, but what you're willing to do to advance it.
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:40 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
Conflating animal welfare and animal rights blocks dialogue about animal research.
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:30 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks