The legal and scientific landscapes of the Act -- The right forms for the job : anesthesia, brain research, and Certificate E -- The prick of a needle : the challenges of inoculation -- Regulating pain in laboratories : the inspectorate -- Libel, slander, and vivisection -- Conclusion: The Act in the 20th century -- Postscript: "Can they suffer?" -- Appendix I: British cruelty to animals legislation and case law, nineteenth century -- Appendix II: An Act to Amend the Law Relating to Cruelty to Animals, 1876
Summary
"This book examines the implementation of the British Cruelty to Animals Act (1876) in its first three decades and analyzes how civil servants and scientists understood and co-constructed conceptions of animal pain"-- Provided by publisher
