What is another word for laboratory animal?

Pronunciation: [lɐbˈɒɹətɹˌɪ ˈanɪmə͡l] (IPA)

The term "laboratory animal" refers to animals that are used for scientific experiments and research purposes. However, some people may find the term too broad or even insensitive, considering the treatment and living conditions of many laboratory animals. Scientists and animal welfare advocates often use alternative terms to refer to these animals, such as "research animals," "experimental animals," or "animal models." Other more specific terms might be "lab mice," "lab rats," "lab rabbits," "lab dogs," or "lab monkeys," which indicate the specific species being used in the experiments. The use of more accurate and respectful terminology can help raise awareness about the ethical concerns surrounding the use of animals in scientific research.

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Famous quotes with Laboratory animal

  • Sometimes captured from the great arboreal freedom of their jungle homes, monkeys are closely confined in cages only three or four feet square. … They can never sit or lie down on a flat, soft or yielding surface. Little wonder that by the time they are needed for the knife or the needle they are so crazed or inert that they are no longer representative examples of animal life. Psychologists who study the behaviour of thousands of such creatures annually, rarely make allowances for the fact that their pathetic subjects have been so deprived that they have become more like monsters than animals. Many people who have experienced close affectionate relationships with individuals of other species testify to the considerable potential for emotional and intellectual development that animals have. When properly cared for a pet dog or cat can develop great subtleties of behaviour that the laboratory animal never shows. Those who have been fortunate enough to closely observe unfrightened animals living in the wild are often struck by the complexity and richness of the life they lead. These positive pleasures the laboratory animal never knows; for him the same four white walls and the smell of disinfectant.
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