These two books deal with the same topic, animal research and testing, in quite different ways. Both describe very personal explorations of the topic, grounded in the two authors’ interactions with laboratory animals. Melanie Kaplan, author of Lab Dog and a journalist, adopted a beagle, … Continue reading Book Review: “Lab Dog” by Melanie D.G. Kaplan and “The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals: A Vet’s Vision for a More Humane Future” by Larry Carbone