September 19, 2008

For Researchers on Animals, Ethics Training Is Sparse

By JOSH KELLER

Colleges slow to develop programs, despite increased regulation

Extremist protesters have made their statements this year with firebombs directed at researchers' homes, but even students with no penchant for violence voice misgivings about working with animals. Now discussions about animal-research ethics that were once confined to philosophy courses are showing up as requirements for graduate students in the sciences and veterinary medicine.

"We all realize now that it's a

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