The British Medical Journal reviews Vivisection or Science? An Investigation into Testing Drugs and
Safeguarding Health. Italian scientist Pietro Croce used to do it himself, but now says animal experimentation is unethical — not because of what it does to the animals, but what it does to us. As Russ points out, however, a response by a Dr JH Botting to the favorable review of this book points out: ‘The antivivisection literature is replete with emotive propaganda and exaggerated claims of “bad
science”. However a definitive examination of the literature generally exposes criticisms as spurious.
Their perpetuation in books such as “Vivisection or science” does nothing for the ethical debate.’