What animals want : expertise and advocacy in laboratory animal welfare policy / Larry Carbone.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

viii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-284) and index.

What animals want -- Life in the animal laboratory -- Animal welfare: philosophy meets science -- A rat is a pig: the significance of species -- Performance standards: how big is your guinea pig's house? -- Centaurs and science: the professionalization of laboratory animal care and use -- The problem of pain -- The animal advocates -- Death by decapitation: a case study -- Dog walkers and monkey psychiatrists -- A look to the future.