Selections From the Admissions, Assertions and Evasions of the Witnesses

This volume brings together a selection of testimonies from the Royal Commission on Vivisection, a British inquiry into the use of animals in scientific research in the late 19th century. Frances Power Cobbe provides an introduction and commentary, highlighting the ethical, scientific, and legal issues raised by the witnesses. This is a thought-provoking and timely work on a subject that remains controversial to this day.

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