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Why study animals?

Minimising the harm done to animals used in science

Benefits of animal-based science

Balancing harm and benefit

The three dimensions of science

Ethics and animal use in science

Control of animal use in science

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A

Achieving the Most Good with the Least Harm
Anaesthetics
Animal-based science
Animal-based scientists
Animal Ethics Committees
Animals for entertainment
Animals in recreation
Animal liberation
Animal models
Animal productivity
Animals providing therapeutic support
Animal rights
Animal welfare
Animal welfare philosophy
Animal welfare problems
Antibiotics
Antiseptics
Antivivisection
ANZCCART
Applications to do animal-based procedures
Asepsis

B

Balancing harm and benefit
Benefits of animal-based science
Biomedical developments, a brief history

C

Codes of ethical conduct
Codes of welfare
Control of animal use in science
Controlling diseases
Curing diseases

D

Dimensions of science
Draize eye irritancy test
Draught animals
Duty of care

E

Ecological stability
Ethics and animal use in science

F

Farm and other production animals
Food products
Fibre products

G

H

Health
Health of companion, sport and service animals
Higher order animals
Human health

I

J

K

Knowledge of biological processes

L

LD50 Test

M

Minimising the harm done to animals used in science

N

National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee
National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
Native animals
Native and endangered wildlife
Normal function
Noxiousness scale

O

Other animal products

P

Palliative treatments
Parallels between animal and human diseases
Penalties for unacceptable behaviour towards animals
Pest control
Pets
Predators
Preventing diseases

Q

R

Reduction
Refinement
Regular critical review of animal ethics committees
Replacement
Research
Reverence for life

S

Service animals
Specific benefits of animal-based science
Sports animals
Surveillance – checking that things are done properly

T

Teaching
Testing
Three dimensions of science
The Three Rs Principle

U

V

Vaccines
Vaccines for animals
Vaccines for people

W

Well-being
Why study animals?

X

Y

Z

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