What and why is the "evolutionary scale" in Swiss Animal Welfare Law? Putting the Platypus in its Place

In the Swiss Animal Welfare Law, paragraph 20 (2) specifically requires the selection of those animal species for experiments that are “lower on the evolutionary scale”. From a biological perspective, however, the idea of an evolutionary scale is clearly outdated. In this bioethical article we will...

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Main Authors: Kirsten Persson, Christian Rodriguez Perez, Sebastian Hartstang, Peter Kunzmann, Bernhard Hiebl, David Shaw
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Center for Animal Law and Ethics 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health
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Online Access:https://leoh.ch/article/view/9021
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