Since Henry Bergh organized the first American Society for the Prevention of Cruel­ ty to Animals in 1866, there have been na­ tionwide efforts to curb cruelty to ani­ mals. [ll The "Humane Society" and the "Band of Mercy" have joined this crusade, along with numerous other groups aimed toward sane specific act of cruelty. [2] Groups which indirectly advocate kindne~s to animal life are the Veg...

Humane-egalitarian ideals, whose aims are group justice and reducing environmental inequality and privilege, must be tested against reality, as revealed by psychology and other social sciences. Four issues are addressed: the equation between IQ and intelligence, whether group potential is determined by a group's mean IQ, whether the BlackWhite IQ gap is genetic, and the meritocratic thesis that...

PURPOSE: The humane care of animals used in research is a recognized scientific and ethical responsibility endorsed by Texas Tech University (TTU) and encouraged or mandated by a variety of agency guidelines and regulations, including the Animal Welfare Act. “As with other vertebrate groups, the use of amphibians and reptiles in research and teaching raises ethical questions that must be carefu...

In the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak in the United States, a rapid and humane method of on-farm swine euthanasia will be required. Given the extraordinary number of animals involved and the design of currently used swine confinement buildings, methods relying on the handling and restraint of individual animals will likely prove much too slow to stem the spread of disease. Humanely ...

The Campus Veterinarian is responsible for ensuring that adequate and humane veterinary care is provided to the research and teaching animals at UC Davis. Veterinary care is an essential component of an animal care program to ensure that the humane needs of research animals are met while maintaining compatibility with the scientific requirements. In addition to providing healthy research animal...

A homicide with a captive bolt pistol (slaughterer's gun) is reported. The construction and the function of this "humane killer" as well as the typical patterns of injury are described.

The absence of compassion, argues the author, is not the cause of healthcare failures but rather a symptom of deeper systemic failures. The clinical encounter arouses strong emotions of anxiety, fear, and anger in patients which are often projected onto the clinicians. Attempts to protect clinicians through various bureaucratic devices and depersonalization of the patient, constitute as Menzies...