Welfare advocates call this "humane slaughter." Rights advocates call it an oxymoron. As philosopher Peter Singer (a preference utilitarian who straddles both camps) notes, welfare reforms often make us feel better about eating animals without addressing the fundamental injustice of taking a life for a sandwich.
Using the minimum number of animals required to obtain statistically valid data.
Animals have historically served as models for human biomedical advancement and safety testing.
The utilization of animals for human amusement faces intense scrutiny.
Access to fresh water and a diet maintaining full health and vigor.
Lena cried too. "I failed. I couldn't give them freedom from the system that bred them to suffer."