The Scalpel and the Butterfly: The Conflict between Animal Research and Animal Protection

Rating:
Summary: Informative Source on Animal Experimentation
Review: I read Rudacille's book at a time when I needed to make an important ethical decision about animal experimentation.

The book provides many historical references about the subject. It is not one-sided. Its shows both historical references pro-animal experimentation, for example in the chapter about the polio, as well as evidence against animal experimentation, for example in the chapter about the Nazi human experimentation. Moreover, the back of the book contains pointers to other resources (including the Internet) for further reference.

The book did not biased my decision. When I finished reading the book I was as confused as when I started but I was considering more elements in my decision.

In summary I found in the book a good and not biased source of historical information about the ethical issues of animal experimentation.