Delmas Luedke

In the following viewpoint, Delmas Luedke argues that sufficient oversight guarantees the welfare of laboratory animals. He claims that Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees—which are charged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to oversee research projects using animals—make sure that proposed animal research is not redundant. The committees also monitor the use, care, and handling of all laboratory animals, he contends. The Reverend Delmas Luedke is manager for Spiritual Care at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and has been a member of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Luedke, what are some of the benefits that have accrued as a result of animal testing"
2. What are the concerns of those opposed to animal testing, according to the author"
3. How often...