Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame [Paperback]

Moneim A., M.d. Fadali (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1997 | ISBN-10: 1885113552 | ISBN-13: 978-1885113559

Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame (235 pages)

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"Dr. Fadali has drawn on deep insights and long experience from his training and practice as a specialist and consultant in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery to produce a text that is passionate, informative and original as well as highly readable. Thoughtful people who have not before considered this issue will find their intellectual curiosity completely satisfied." -- Peter Mansfield, M.D., Past President, Doctors in Britain Against Animal Experiments

"Dr. Fadali has taken a complex and difficult issue, and rendered it comprehensible. He examines animal experimentation, not only from an ethical standpoint, but also from an eminently practical view of the problems it has caused for both doctors and patients. More than that, Dr. Fadali has shown us what to do about it, including how research can be conducted in much better ways without animals." -- Neal D. Barnard, M.D., President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington D.C.

"It takes a surgeon/scientist of Dr. Fadali's stature, clarity and courage to de-bunk the dogma of the 'indispensability of animal research.' In this remarkable book, he illuminates the dark dungeons of animal experimentation with the bright light of reason and compassion." -- Michael Klaper, M.D., Author - - Vegan Nutrition: Pure and Simple

"The reality of damage to humans is stressed and documented in the first four chapters, but it pervades the whole book. Fadali is a man if immense culture...He also has an immense capacity to make himself understood, to adapt himself to the knowledge level of the average reader." -- Pietro Croce, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Pathology, University of Milano, Italy

"The task Dr. Fadali has taken upon himself is one of complete self-sacrifice...Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame is a monument to the height to which human thought can aspire. I will seek it out as a reference when I am in need of courage or strength or vision." -- Richard G. McLellan, M.D., Diplomate, American board of Emergency Medicine, Long Beach, California

From the Author

The practice of medicine is an old and honorable profession, one to which I am proud to belong. Unfortunately, however, in some respects I would contend that medicine western medicine has gone astray. For example, the first principle of the Hippocratic oath we physicians take is, "Primum non nocera" (First, do no harm). In this book, Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame, I will make the case that the current scientific emphasis on the vivisection of animals-inducing injury and disease in previously healthy animals-has not only done tremendous harm to the animals, it has worked to the detriment of patients as well.

The thesis of this book will no doubt come as a shock to many. I would only ask that the reader maintain an open mind, looking at the evidence he/she will find here. I would also ask the reader to keep an open heart, that is, to never lose sight of the fact that the humane treatment of all living beings is an ethical responsibility which must not be ignored in pursuit of so-called "progress." Earning a medical degree and donning the white coat of the doctor does not thereby provide physicians with the privilege to disregard moral behavior. Indeed, I would contend that the opposite is true, that medical doctors have a particularly compelling obligation to act with kindness and respect toward all.

Over the years, I have discovered that among physicians I am far from alone in these beliefs, as expressed and supported in this book. Nevertheless, medical doctors are usually reluctant to publicly express their feelings because to do so invites reprisals and recriminations from professional medical organizations and even from some of our peers. I cannot concern myself with this risk. I have a higher duty. To be true to itself and to those whom it serves, I maintain that medicine must never cause diseases in the name of curing them, nor inflict injuries in the name of healing them. To do so constitutes bad science, bad medicine and inhumane conduct.

I hope this book will not only inform you, I hope it will help you to make wiser and healthier choices in your life.

Moneim Fadali, M.D.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Hidden Springs Pr (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885113552
• ISBN-13: 978-1885113559
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing rehash of old information, June 11, 2000

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Rosemary Amey (Toronto) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame (Paperback)

As the classic antivivisection books (Cruel Deception, Animal Liberation, etc.) become more and more dated, the need for an up-to-date account of vivisection today is urgently needed. I therefore eagerly ordered this book.

I was sorely disappointed to find that Harvest of Shame consists almost entirely of old information recycled from other antivivisectionist books. Furthermore, the style, while poetic and passionate, also rambled quite a bit.

If you want to learn more about vivisection, I'd suggest either the "classics" I mentioned above, or better, for the technically inclined, go to the scientific journals and see for yourself how cruel and pointless modern vivisection really is.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful reference book, February 5, 1999

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Linda M. Evans "veganlinda" (Savoy, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame (Paperback)

I have been against animal experimentation for a long time, but I found it hard to explain my position to other people. This book is a great reference and you don't have to be a doctor to understand. A Harvest of Shame is a must read for anyone who cares about animals (non-human and human).

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous!, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame (Paperback)

Highly recommended! This is one of the most moving and enlightening books I've ever read. Dr. Fadali is a true hero for taking am extremely unpopular poisition: Vivisection is unethical, and should be abolished. All MDs should read "A Harvest of Shame."