{"product_id":"9781479833481-mouse-in-a-cage","title":"A Mouse in a Cage","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRethinking Humanitarianism and the Rights of Lab Animals\u003cbr\u003eFriese proposes a new approach to the treatment of laboratory animals that recognizes the interconnectedness of all species and how human actions impact the welfare of other species and the planet as a whole. A Mouse in a Cage is an essential contribution to the ongoing conversation about the ethical treatment of animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuestions the treatment of laboratory animals in biomedical research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Laboratory animals are often used to develop medical treatments: vaccines, antibiotics, and organ transplants have all relied upon animal testing to ensure safety and success for human benefit. Yet the relationship between the scientific community's dependence on laboratory animals and the recognition of the need to treat these animals with respect and compassion has given rise to a profound tension.\u003cbr\u003e As animals are increasingly understood to have rights and autonomy, Carrie Friese posits that, while care and compassion for a distant other who suffers are central to humanitarianism, the idea of a distant other itself, which has shaped work with laboratory animals both historically and today, has enacted forms of highly problematic paternalism, creating a double bind. Focusing on the lives of laboratory mice and rats in the United Kingdom, and on the people who take care of, and often kill, these animals, Friese gives the name of \"more-than-human humanitarianism\" to contradictory practices of suffering and compassion, killing and sacrifice, and compassion and consent that she witnessed in a variety of animal facilities and laboratories.\u003cbr\u003e Friese proposes a new approach to the treatment of laboratory animals that recognizes the interconnectedness of all species and how human actions impact the welfare of other species and the planet as a whole. \u003ci\u003eA Mouse in a Cage\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential contribution to the ongoing conversation about the ethical treatment of animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55736680218998,"sku":"9781479833481","price":22.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34746947.jpg?v=1749700357","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781479833481-mouse-in-a-cage","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}