ABSTRACT
The use of animals for research purposes has been the subject of many articles and books, both in defense of and in opposition to, over the past 100-150 years. In some cases, opposition has been quite strident expressing itself in both legal and illegal acts. With regard to the latter, research establishments have been raided, animals removed, records destroyed, and equipment vandalized. In fact, the uninitiated can now become knowledgeable about pursuing this line of expression by obtaining a “handbook” for animal activists. On the other hand, a new group was formed in the United Kingdom in 2004 to represent people who have been personally targeted by animal rights activists; its name is Victims of Animal Rights Extremism (VARE).
