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 From a biological perspective, however, the idea of an evolutionary scale is clearly outdated.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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Published in:	Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health
Main Authors:	Kirsten Persson, Christian Rodriguez Perez, Sebastian Hartstang, Peter Kunzmann, Bernhard Hiebl, David Shaw
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Center for Animal Law and Ethics 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Animal sentience 3R animal model selection evolutionary scale partial replacement
Online Access:	https://leoh.ch/article/view/9021