In a recent article the ethics of animal research philosopher david degrazia 1999 asks the very important question of whether or not there is room for at least some agreement between biomedicine and animal advocates on the issue of animal research. Blending new voices with more familiar ones the ethics of animal research breathes new life into an old debate jeremy garrett has shown that it is possible to move beyond polemics and have a productive exchange of ideas about the ethics of using animals in research. The ethics of animal research exploring the controversy basic bioethics by jeremy r garrett 2012 04 27 jeremy r garrett books amazonca. A balanced accessible discussion of whether and on what grounds animal research can be ethically justifiedan estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide including primates dogs cats rabbits hamsters birds rats and mice are bred captured or otherwise acquired every year for research purposes much of this research is seriously detrimental to the welfare of these animals . The ethics of animal research exploring the controversy basic bioethics an estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide including primates dogs cats rabbits hamsters birds rats and mice are bred captured or otherwise acquired every year for research purposes medical books the ethics of animal research much of this research is seriously detrimental to the welfare of