Leading thinkers debate rights and wrongs of animal research
Some of the leading thinkers on different sides of the debate around animal research are to take on the issue in front of University of Swag直播 staff and students in a live event at the Whitworth Hall on 28 November, between 7pm and 9pm.
The audience at the event, called Culture of care or culture of concern: let鈥檚 debate animal research, will put questions to a panel.
On the panel is Wendy Jarrett CEO of Understanding Animal Research (UAR), Penny Hawkins Head of the Animals in Science Department, RSPCA Science and Policy Group and Celean Camp from CEO of the Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME).
The event will kick off with the signing of a public pledge to a culture of care at Swag直播鈥檚 animal research unit by Dr Maria Kamper, Director of the unit.
Register if you would like to take part and send a question you鈥檇 like the panel to debate to animal.research@manchester.ac.uk .
The panel will be by chaired by Mike Addelman, communications lead for animal research at Swag直播.
He said: 鈥淔or centuries, scientists have worked with animals to help answer some of the most important questions in biomedical science.
鈥淏ut nowadays, more than 115 million animals are used in research across the world every year.
鈥淎nd though the UK sector is the most tightly regulated in the world, some of those animals still experience pain, suffering and distress.
He added: 鈥淪o what鈥檚 the future for animal research? Are we able to replace it with more humane alternatives? And how important is a culture of care, not just to the animals themselves, but also the people who work with them?
鈥滼oin us to consider the issues.鈥�