Abstract
Dr. Edward Taub, Director of the Behavioral Biology Center of the Institute for Behavioral Research, was, on
November 23, 1981, found guilty of 6 counts of cruelty to animals. Dr. Taub has cried "victimization" and has attempted.
(with some success) to rally researchers to his defense. However, scientists should beware of taking up this case as a cause celebre. Taub was not being tried because his research was cruel (and hence unjustified); he was being tried because his laboratory was grossly unsanitary and did not provide adequate veterinary care. According to one respected laboratory animal veterinarian, the conditions were "atrocious," and the cages depicted in the police photographs looked as though they had not been cleaned properly for three months or more.
Recommended Citation
Rowan, Andrew N.
(1982)
"The Issue of Science and The Issue of Care,"
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems: Vol. 3:
No.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/ijsap/vol3/iss3/4