ANIMALS
J. David Bleich, "Judaism and Animal Experimentation", Tradition
22/1 (1986), 1-36. - The author reviews rabbinic legal and moral literature
on the subject with special attention to twentieth century authorities.
He concludes that Jewish Law forbids any act causing pain or discomfort
to animals unless such act is designed to satisfy a legitimate human need
and such need cannot be met in any other fashion. Medical experimentation
for the purpose of achieving therapeutic benefit for human beings is generally
endorsed but the experiment must adhere to the strictest possible standards
for preventing unnecessary pain. Jewish moral imperatives are seen as even
more stringent in the prevention of cruelty to animals, and tend to disavowal
of cruelty to animals even where human welfare might be served. (S.M.P.
)
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