Boyd Group papers on
The Use Of Non-Human Primates in Research and Testing
June 2002

 published by the British Psychological Society (BPS) on behalf of the Boyd Group.

A series of topical discussion papers which examine aspects of the moral status of non-human primates, the strength (or otherwise) of the justification for using them in fundamental and applied research and toxicity testing, and welfare considerations when they are used.


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Preface and Summary of the Boyd Group's discussions and conclusions

Paper 1: Background information

Paper 2: Empirical evidence on the moral status of non-human primates

Paper 3: The moral status of primates: are apes persons?

Paper 4: Welfare considerations in the use of macaques and marmosets

Paper 5: Use of non-human primates in regulatory toxicology

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