Fano, A. <br/><br/>
Lethal laws: animal lasting human health & environmental policy/ 
A. Fano 
 - London:  Zed Books,  1998. 
 - 242 p.  HB 
<br/><br/>1. Fatal connection: cancer and animal testing<br/>The politics of cancer /y The debate over the causes<br/>of cancer /8 Turning to animal testing for answers /9<br/>A brief history of toxicological testing on animals /ii<br/>2. The numbers game: how animal-based toxicological<br/>risk assessment works<br/>The US National Toxicology Program /19 Toxicological<br/>risk assessment: a brief overview /20 How the NT?<br/>animal testing program works /21 The species and<br/>numbers of animals used in toxicity tests /21 How animal<br/>testing is performed /24 How animal data are extrapolated<br/>to humans /27 How animal data are used within the<br/>regulatory framework /28<br/>3. For the public good? Debunking the animal testing<br/>myth<br/>The arguments in favor of animal testing 744 The<br/>arguments against /49 The difficulty of inter-species<br/>extrapolation /50 False positives/false negatives /57<br/>Different testing methods produce different results /60<br/>The artificiality of laboratory life 764 The 'dirt' on<br/>'germfree' animals 766 Humans make mistakes 768<br/>The animal tests have never been validated 769<br/>A criticism of specific tests and methods 774 Humanit<br/>arian considerations 778 Time and cost of testing 784<br/>4. Human health at risk<br/>Criticism of the risk assessment process /103 Getting<br/>away with murder /106 Why animal tests do not protect<br/>humans from toxins /109 Particular chemicals as<br/>examples /i 12 The laws and guidelines governing animal<br/>testing requirements /122 The business of animal testing:<br/>who profits? /131<br/>5. Toxicological testing without using animals<br/>The 'alternatives' concept /153 Examples of non-animal<br/>toxicological testing methods /153 The alternatives<br/>scam: refinement and reduction vs. full replacement /168<br/>The validation issue: a barrier to a full and immediate<br/>ban on animal testing /179 Some success stories /186<br/>6. Reclaiming our health and our humanity: strategies<br/>for change<br/>The need for a new paradigm /209 Chemical<br/>bans /214 The path to revolution: forms of public<br/>protest /217 The activist struggle in the face of<br/>economic globalization /219 Environmentalists and<br/>animal advocates: a necessary union /220 Legislation /222<br/>The False Claims Act: a legal challenge to the US<br/>government /223 The future of toxicity testing without<br/>animals /225 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>179.4  / FAN/L