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This book addresses practical and philosophical issues regarding animals in biomedical research, testing and teaching. It does so with the aim of presenting in some detail, from numerous perspectives and at different levels, facts and arguments to encourage scientists, whether researchers, doctors, veterinarians, laboratory animal technicians or science students, to reconsider their views about animal experimentation. The essays range from animal rights philosophy to the reduction of suffering in laboratory animals, from human/animal relations to the legislative scene, from science policy to humane research and many areas in between.