Table 1. Participants' Beliefs about the Types of Animal Experiments that should and should not be Allowed to Take Place

Experiments that should be allowed - Animal rights campaigners:

Number of participants reporting each idea

None

10

Observational studies only; no captivity, no pain, no suffering

6

Experiments to directly save human life only

5

Only those that could/would be done on humans

1

Experiments that should be allowed - Animal researchers:

Number of participants reporting each idea

All or most (some with provisos, including doing work humanely,keeping suffering minimal, only allowing legal experiments, only doing work that can't be conducted on humans etc.)

10

List given, according to outcome of research:

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- to develop/improve medicine for humans (and animals)

(8)

- to improve fundamental knowledge

(6)

- to test drugs, chemicals, etc. for safety

(5)

- for education and training (e.g., in surgery)

(2)

Should weigh up each case on a cost/benefit basis

3

List given, according to methods and degree of suffering

1

Experiments that should not be allowed - Animal rights campaigners:

Number of participants reporting each idea

All

9

Any that cause pain, captivity, death, etc.

7

Concern expressed about pointless experiments in particular (e.g., cosmetic, smoking and warfare research highlighted)

6

Experiments that should not be allowed - Animal researchers:

Number of participants reporting each idea

Concern expressed about bad and pointless experiments (e.g., uninformative toxicity tests, cosmetic tests, domestic product tests, some behavioral and psychological tests).

7

Concern expressed about experiments that are not only bad and pointless, but that also cause suffering.

6

Concern expressed about experiments that cause suffering

4

When cost/benefit analysis is low

3

None (all are acceptable)

2