Contents -- I: INTRODUCTION -- 1. Moral Issues about Animals -- Morality and the Moral Community -- Animal Minds -- Darwin and Evolutionary Theory -- Moral Standing -- Moral Philosophies -- The Justification of Human Uses of Animals -- Alternatives and Committee Review -- Reasoning about Cases -- Conclusion -- II: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH -- 2. Baboon-Human Liver Transplants: The Pittsburgh Case -- Historical Context -- Ethical Issues in the Use of Animals -- Ethical Issues in Human Experimentation and Health Policy -- Conclusion -- 3. Head Injury Experiments on Primates at the University of Pennsylvania -- History of the Head Trauma Studies -- Delays and Compromises -- Ethical Issues -- 4. Patenting Animals: The Harvard "Oncomouse" -- Historical Context -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- 5. What Does the Public Have a Right to Know? -- Issues about Access to Meetings -- Legal Reasoning in Test Cases -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- III: COSMETIC SAFETY TESTING -- 6. Beauty Without the Beast -- The Nature and Justification of Testing -- Stakeholders in Controversies over the Use of Animals -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- IV: BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH -- 7. Apes and Language: Washoe and Her Successors -- Washoe's History -- Did Washoe Learn a Language? -- Language Acquisition in Other Primates -- Recent Assessments in Ape Language Studies -- Ethical Issues -- 8. Can Animal Aggression Be Studied in an Ethical Manner? -- The Elwood-Ostermeyer Project -- The Evolution of Ethical Concern -- Scientific Issues -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- 9. Monkeys Without Mothers -- Harlow and His Monkeys -- Raising Monkeys Without Mothers as an Investigative Procedure -- Ethical Issues -- V: WILDLIFE RESEARCH -- 10. The Death of a Vagrant Bird -- Killing and Collecting -- The Purpose and Value of Ornithological Museum Collections -- The Purpose and Value of Birding.

Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- VI: EDUCATION -- 11. Dissection of Frogs: The Jenifer Graham Case -- Legislation, Courts, and the Professions -- History and Current Practice of Dissection -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- VII: FOOD AND FARMING -- 12. Force-Feeding of Geese -- The Nature of Force-Feeding -- A Controversy at Iroquois Brands -- Statements from Animal Welfare Groups -- Ethical Issues -- 13. Veal Crates and Human Palates -- The Veal Trade and Methods of Production -- The Protests -- The Interested Parties -- Ethical Issues -- 14. Fowl Deeds -- The Broiler Chicken Industry -- Problems of Health and Welfare -- Ethical Issues -- VIII: COMPANION ANIMALS -- 15. Should the Tail Wag the Dog? -- Historical, Medical, and Legal Aspects of Docking -- Interested Parties and the Political Landscape -- Reasons For and Against Docking -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- 16. Where Should Research Scientists Get Their Dogs? -- Legal Use of Pet Animals in Laboratories -- Historical Background -- Contemporary Uses of Laboratory Dogs -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- IX: RELIGIOUS RITES -- 17. Animal Sacrifice as Religious Ritual: The Santeria Case -- The Ritual Sacrifice in Santeria -- Responses in the Hialeah Community -- The Supreme Court Decision -- Animal Use and the First Amendment -- Ethical Issues -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.