Podcast – Lab Animals as Collaborators: Response-ability and Care in Research

By Lindsay Fisher; Abby Scatena; Julissa Valdez

Animal testing often evokes strong images and intense debate that draw binaries of pro or against. Through the concepts of Donna Haraway and case studies, we explore the nuances and opportunities to balance research outcomes with more thoughtful relationships between people and lab animals.

Key References:

Franco, Nuno Henrique. 2013. “Animal Experiments in Biomedical Research: A Historical Perspective.” Animals 3 (1): 238–73. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani3010238.

Haraway, Donna. “Sharing suffering: Instrumental relations between laboratory animals and their people.” When species meet (2008): 69-93.

Lambert, Kelly. n.d. “I Taught Rats to Drive, but They Taught Me to Enjoy the Ride.” University of Richmond Impact. https://impact.richmond.edu/kelly-lambert-qa.html.

Stanford Medicine. n.d. “Why Animal Research?” https://med.stanford.edu/animalresearch/why-animal-research.html.