Animals in the lab

BètaBreak edition January 2018

Ever since we wanted to learn about the human body, we have cut open animals, dead and alive, to compare them to ourselves. This tradition of using animals as models for the human body remains till this day. However, in the last 30-40 years restrictions have been imposed to protect the rights of the animals which help us to find medicine and knowledge. Resistance against the use of animals in science has only become stronger in time. But how much have we learned from lab animals? How much do they suffer during their life? What exactly are the rules for using lab animals? What does the future hold for them? This and more will be discussed in the BètaBreak of the 24th of January from 12 to 1 PM.

Speakers

Dr. Gert Flik (professor organismal animal physiology RU)

Dr. Ellen ter Gast (integrative thinker & ethics consultant)