The rights of animals to live free from human exploitation and abuse.
fr: droits des animaux
behavioural
adjective
Involving, relating to, or emphasizing behaviour.
fr: comportementale
chemical safety
noun
The practice of minimizing risk of exposure to chemicals in any environment.
fr: sécurité chimique
cruel
adjective
Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
fr: cruelle
cruelty
noun
Cruel behaviour or attitudes.
fr: cruauté
drug safety
noun
Also known as pharmacovigilance, the pharmacological science relating to the collection, detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of adverse effects with pharmaceutical products.
fr: innocuité des médicaments
drug testing
noun
A technical analysis of a biological specimen to determine the presence or absence of drugs or their metabolites.
fr: dépistage des drogues
drugs
noun
A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
fr: drogues
experiment
verb
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
fr: expérience
feelings
noun
An emotional state or reaction.
fr: sentiments
guinea pig
noun
A tailless South American rodent of the cavy family. Originally raised for food, it no longer occurs in the wild and is now typically kept as a pet or for laboratory research.
fr: cochon d'Inde
harm
noun
Physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted.
fr: nuire
humane
adjective
Having or showing compassion or benevolence.
fr: humaine
inhumane
adjective
Without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel.
fr: inhumaine
lab
noun
A place equipped for experimental study or for testing and analysis.
medical
adjective
Relating to the science or practice of medicine.
fr: médicale
necropsy
noun
An autopsy performed on an animal.
fr: nécropsie
non-human
adjective
Not human.
fr: non humain
pain
noun
A distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
fr: douleur
physiological
adjective
Relating to the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
fr: physiologique
rat
noun
A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail.
fr: rate
research
noun
The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
species
noun
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.
fr: espèce
speciesism
noun
The assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals.
fr: spécisme
suffer
noun
Experience or be subjected to something bad or unpleasant.
fr: souffrir
suffering
noun
The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.
fr: souffrance
unnecessary
adjective
Not needed.
fr: inutile
vivisection
noun
The practice of performing operations on live animals' bodies for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research (used only by people who are opposed to such work).
fr: vivisection
welfare
noun
The health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.