Drawing on insights from qualitative social science research, this paper aims to prompt
reflection on social, ethical and regulatory challenges faced by scientists undertaking …

This paper explores what happens to care, and decisions about ending and extending life,
when research animals become pets and pets become research animals. To do this, we …

The veterinary profession has been relatively understudied in social science, though recent
work has highlighted the geographic dimensions of veterinary expertise. This paper draws …

This paper explores how the boundaries of the UK's Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (A
(SP) A) are constituted, as illustrative of the rising importance of legal procedures around …

The use of animals in science remains socio-ethically contentious and the UK has a
particular history of debate and dissensus around the matter. 1 Public dialogue around …

Animal research is part of a complex web of relations made up of humans and animals,
practices inside and outside the laboratory, formal laws and professional norms, and social …

Ethan is a university-based ornithologist, whose research regularly involves working with
non-professional naturalists, specifically bird ringers. In an interview (2018), he describes …