In: Biology
Which one of the following would Ferdowsian and Hope (2011) most
likely reject?
A) the three R’s are a very important ingredient of animal research
ethics.
B) existing codes of ethics for animal research don’t go far
enough.
C) recent research has shown that animals feel emotions like
humans.
D) most animal models are relevant to human experimentation.
Kant, Warren, Cohen, Singer, Rachels and Regan would all agree
with which one of the following?
A) animals have a right to life
B) we have a direct duty to treat animals well
C) animals have the ability to suffer to the same extent that
humans do
D) it is morally wrong to treat animals cruelly
E) none of the above
A strong animal rights view endorsed by philosophers such as
Singer and Regan would be inconsistent with which of the following
codes of ethics?
A) CCAC guidelines
B) Helsinki Declaration
C) Nuremberg Code
D) All of the above
Solution: Ferdowsian and Hope (2011) would most likely reject the: B) existing codes of ethics for animal research don’t go far enough.
Explanation:
As ethical deficiencies has been reported during the conduct of animal research. These ethical deficiencies includes following:
a) Lack of attention to the issue of consent
b) Some protocols causes harm and incomplete complete knowledge of the harms caused by specific protocols is a big concern
c)Lack of sufficient efforts to give ethical justification
Kant, Warren, Cohen, Singer, Rachels and Regan would all agree with this statement: D) it is morally wrong to treat animals cruelly.
Explanation: This is because if one is cruel to animals, then that will become hard with humans also. This will badly affect mankind nature and equilibrium of social behaviour. Thus, it is equally important to treat animals gently and carefully.
A strong animal rights view endorsed by philosophers such as Singer and Regan would be inconsistent with: A) CCAC guidelines
Explanation: CCAC (Canadian Council of Animal Care) guidelines. According to these two philosophers the use of animal experimentation to save human is unethical and it is injustification with animals.