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The act of dissecting a living animal as an experiment.<\/p>\n

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Operating surgically on live animals for research purposes. Vivisection has traditionally been used by scientists to learn more about physiological and pathological processes. For example, vivisection might be used to observe the effects of certain drugs on a beating heart. The animal is anesthetized before the operation begins.<\/p>\n

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A surgical operation on a living\u00a0animal for experimental purposes.<\/p>\n

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The performance of surgical procedures or other invasive tests on animals for experimental purposes. For more than a century the medical profession has aimed at maintaining as high a standard as possible for vivisection. It was the medical profession led by Dr James Paget that was responsible for the passing of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, which aimed to eliminate cruelty. The infliction of pain was reduced to a minimum by the use of anaesthetics, and by the licensing and surveillance of animal experiments.<\/p>\n

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Cutting of or operation on a living animal for physiological investigation and the study of disease.<\/p>\n

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The act of conducting surgical procedures on a living animal, primarily for research objectives.<\/p>\n

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