The Ethical Case Against Animal Experiments

“This well-referenced A4-sized volume performs the valuable service of throwing open the doors of a hidden world and exposing the multiple ethical compromises that perpetuate it.” –Studies in Christian Ethics “At a time when the necessity for animal experimentation has been called more and more into doubt, the Linzeys show how deep-seated research paradigms, institutional inertia, and money from the biomedical industry can persuade an esteemed university like Oxford to press on with practices that to any dispassionate observer must seem barbaric. Their analysis is backed up by an impressive set of essays by philosophers, lawyers, and scientists.”–J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Laureate for Literature ​”Essential reading. A comprehensive ethical analysis of animal experiments. Bound to become a classic.“–Sir David Madden, Senior Member, St Antony’s College, Oxford ​”This well-referenced A4-sized volume performs the valuable service of throwing open the doors of a hidden world and exposing the multiple ethical compromises that perpetuate it.” –Studies in Christian Ethics

Andrew Linzey is the director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. He has written or edited twenty books, including Animal Theology and The Global Guide to Animal Protection. Clair Linzey is the deputy director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and associate editor of the Journal of Animal Ethics.