Loeb J M, Hendee W R, Smith S J, Schwartz M R
Group on Science and Technology, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL 60610.
JAMA. 1989 Nov 17;262(19):2716-20.
For centuries, opposition has been directed against the use of animals for the benefit of humans. For more than four centuries in Europe, and for more than a century in the United States, this opposition has targeted scientific research that involves animals. More recent movements in support of animal rights have arisen in an attempt to impede, if not prohibit, the use of animals in scientific experimentation. These movements employ various means that range from information and media campaigns to destruction of property and threats against investigators. The latter efforts have resulted in the identification of more militant animal rights bands as terrorist groups. The American Medical Association has long been a defender of humane research that employs animals, and it is very concerned about the efforts of animal rights and welfare groups to interfere with research. Recently, the Association prepared a detailed analysis of the controversy over the use of animals in research, and the consequences for research and clinical medicine if the philosophy of animal rights activists were to prevail in society. This article is a condensation of the Association's analysis.
几个世纪以来，一直有人反对为了人类利益而使用动物。在欧洲，这种反对已经持续了四个多世纪；在美国，则持续了一个多世纪，而反对的目标一直是涉及动物的科学研究。最近，支持动物权利的运动兴起，试图阻碍甚至禁止在科学实验中使用动物。这些运动采用了各种手段，从信息宣传和媒体活动到破坏财产以及威胁研究人员。后者的行为导致一些激进的动物权利组织被认定为恐怖组织。美国医学协会长期以来一直捍卫使用动物的人道研究，并且非常关注动物权利和福利组织干扰研究的行为。最近，该协会对研究中使用动物的争议以及如果动物权利激进分子的理念在社会中占主导地位对研究和临床医学产生的后果进行了详细分析。本文是该协会分析内容的摘要。
