Ethics and animal research
Extension activities
- Watch the Every Breath podcast and ask students to consider the issues raised.
- Students could extend the citizens' panel to involve other members of their school and/or community. How could they do this? What alternative ways could they find out people's views, e.g. creating a blog on the school website?
- Ask the students to research how and where citizen panels have been used. Did any involve young people?
- Ask the students to find examples of articles in the press and other media that cover the use of animals in research - how many of these explore the ethical dilemmas that this type of research presents?
- RSPCA - Replacing animals
- RSPCA - All about animals - Laboratory animals
- Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
- Citizens panel technique
- Every Breath podcast - Y Touring Theatre Company
- Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
- Home Office - Research and testing using animals
- National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
- Nuffield Council on Bioethics
- RSPCA - Campaigns - Revision of EU lab laws
