1. In Defense of Animals argues that the committees charged with overseeing the welfare of laboratory animals are ineffective because their members consist of scientists who are sympathetic to biomedical research and of people in the community who are easily manipulated. However, Delmas Luedke—who works at a medical center and once served on an animal welfare committee—contends that such committees succeed in protecting the welfare of animals used in biomedical experiments. In your opinion, do Luedke’s credentials bolster or hurt his argument? Please explain.
2. The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research claims that because nonhuman primates are so physically similar to humans they are essential research models in studying human diseases. In contrast, the Coalition to End Primate Experimentation asserts that because nonhuman primates are so similar to people they are morally equal to humans and cannot ethically be experimented on. In...