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Thomas D. Overcast, JD, PhD; Bruce D. Sales, JD, PhD

JAMA. 1985;254(14):1944-1949.

Abstract
This article examines the nature of the controversy between animal activists and the scientific community over the need for and desirability of additional regulation of animal experimentation. We critically review the existing federal and state regulatory environment and discuss a number of proposals for new federal legislation for regulating the use of animals in scientific experimentation. We identify and discuss three factors that encompass the issues that are at the core of the controversy and use these to suggest a conceptual framework in which to analyze schemes for regulating animal experimentation. Finally, we discuss the implications that such regulation will have for animal experimentation and conclude that it is neither necessary nor desirable.

(JAMA 1985;254:1944-1949)

Author Affiliations
From the Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle (Dr Overcast), and the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson (Dr Sales).

Footnotes
Reprint requests to the Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, 4000 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA 98105 (Dr Overcast).

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