Dr. Andrew Rowan a few decades ago wrote a history of the search for nonanimal research methods in the natural, medical, and social sciences, _Of Mice, Models, and Men_. The literature and organizations have proliferated, but largely the work is done in the area of animal welfare, not animal rights.
"Bad faith" abounds, I would argue, when we are not aggressively seeking to replace the use of animals and animal models in all areas of inquiry (basic research) and testing (as in all areas of feeding, clothing, entertainment, etc.).
Welfarism may have a time, but the moral obligations of accepting such a "welfarist" position are very great!
2006-10-04
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