Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-277) and index.
Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Ghosts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What is included under the word 'animal'? -- 3. What is an 'experiment'? -- 4. The ethical questions -- 5. The benefits of animal experiment -- 6. The pattern of discovery -- 7. Pain, suffering, and loss of animal life -- 8. The alternatives to animal experiment -- 9. Man and mouse -- 10. Toxicity testing -- 11. Striking the balance -- 12. The future -- Appendix 1 The animal terrorists and the antivivisection movement -- Appendix 2 Protection of Animals Act, Clauses 1 and 15 -- Appendix 3 Albert Schweitzer and reverence for life -- Appendix 4 Man and animal: the biblical tradition -- Appendix 5 Declaration of Helsinki (1964): Extract from 'Recommendations guiding doctors in clinical research' -- Appendix 6 The Delaney Amendment (1958) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index