Animal studies

Animal Studies is the scientific use of animals in laboratory research. It involves animal testing and vivisection. It is often used mistakenly as synonymous with Human-animal studies, which is the study of nonhuman-human animal relationships.

See Also

• Vivisection
• Animal testing
• History of animal testing
• Laboratory animal sources
• History of model organisms
• Dissection

Criticism

Since the 19th century, animal studies has received criticism and protest from anti-vivisection groups. In response to animal studies, a group of scholars within the social sciences and humanities introduced critical animal studies as an overall critique to the use of animals in higher education. Modeled in the likeness of feminist theory and critical race theory, it seeks to integrate theory and praxis in the dismantling of institutional oppression.

For more information, see Critical animal studies.