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Lab dog a beagle and his human investigate the surprising world of animal research

"When journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan adopted her beagle Hammy, all she knew was that he had spent nearly four years in a research lab. Curious to know more about this gentle creature's past, as well as the broader world of animal research, Kaplan-with Hammy in tow-embarks on a quest for answers. How...

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Main Author: Kaplan, Melanie D. G. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Seal Press, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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Kaplan, Melanie D. G. > Psychology.
Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Beagle (Dog breed) > Testing > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal rights > Moral and ethical aspects.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: 2013
  • Snoopy, Darwin, Linus, Hammy
  • Where do beagles come from?
  • Biomedical research: sniffing out answers
  • The food, the drugs, and the administration
  • The chemicals: on our skin, in our bodies, around our homes, on our pets
  • Companions and cadavers in the classroom
  • Adoptions: a kinder place for animals
  • Liberation
  • "This is where you were born"
  • The "good" research
  • Revisiting
  • Agent Hamilton, transparency, and troubled middle
  • The surrogate.

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