Alan Saunders explores the big questions and arguments; he looks at the world of philosophy and at the world through philosophy.

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2009-10-31 - Human cures and animal sacrifices

2009-10-31 - Human cures and animal sacrifices

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DATE : Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000
Entered in Database : 2009-10-30 14:00:00
length : 12048576
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This week Denise Russell from the University of Wollongong argues that animals held for experimental purposes are in the same moral condition as human beings held as slaves. Secrecy and the status of science protect these practices from critical scrutiny. So millions of animals suffer and die in Australian experiments each year, though in other countries alternative ways of seeking knowledge have been developed.

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