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Etymologically, '''vivisection''' refers to the [[dissection]] of, or any cutting or [[surgery]] upon, a living organism. More broadly, it is sometimes used to describe any invasive experiment upon living animals.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9382118?query=Vivisection&ct= "Vivisection"], ''Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2007. Also see Croce, Pietro. ''Vivisection or Science? An Investigation into Testing Drugs and Safeguarding Health''. Zed Books, 1999, and [http://www.buav.org/pdf/VivisectionFAQs.pdf "FAQs: Vivisection"], British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.</ref> For some, the word has a pejorative [[connotation]], implying torture and suffering. <ref>Carbone, Larry. ''What Animals Want: Expertise and Advocacy in Laboratory Animal Welfare''. Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 22.</ref> | Etymologically, '''vivisection''' refers to the [[dissection]] of, or any cutting or [[surgery]] upon, a living organism. More broadly, it is sometimes used to describe any invasive experiment upon living animals.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9382118?query=Vivisection&ct= "Vivisection"], ''Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2007. Also see Croce, Pietro. ''Vivisection or Science? An Investigation into Testing Drugs and Safeguarding Health''. Zed Books, 1999, and [http://www.buav.org/pdf/VivisectionFAQs.pdf "FAQs: Vivisection"], British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.</ref> For some, the word has a pejorative [[connotation]], implying torture and suffering. <ref>Carbone, Larry. ''What Animals Want: Expertise and Advocacy in Laboratory Animal Welfare''. Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 22.</ref> | ||
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Etymologically, vivisection refers to the dissection of, or any cutting or surgery upon, a living organism. More broadly, it is sometimes used to describe any invasive experiment upon living animals.[1] For some, the word has a pejorative connotation, implying torture and suffering. [2]
- For vivisection on human beings, see Human experimentation.
Sources
- ↑ "Vivisection", Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2007. Also see Croce, Pietro. Vivisection or Science? An Investigation into Testing Drugs and Safeguarding Health. Zed Books, 1999, and "FAQs: Vivisection", British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.
- ↑ Carbone, Larry. What Animals Want: Expertise and Advocacy in Laboratory Animal Welfare. Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 22.