ON VIVISECTION

For clarification: Although there is more regulation of vivisection than there was prior to the modern animal welfare movement, the practice still exists throughout the world. As IDA (In Defense of Animals) states on its website:

Every year, tens of millions of animals are dissected, infected, injected, gassed, burned and blinded in hidden laboratories on college campuses and research facilities throughout the U.S. Still more animals are used to test the safety of cosmetics, household cleansers and other consumer products. These innocent primates, dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents and other animals are used against their will as research subjects in experiments and procedures that would be considered sadistically cruel were they not conducted in the name of science.

Ironically, it may be argued that the regulation (versus abolition) of vivisection has simply ensured that the practice continues.

Here's an overview of vivisection from In Defense of Animals:

http://www.vivisectioninfo.org/