Comment: Similarities and Differences Between Animal Species and Man, with Special Reference to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes Mellitus

Kristina Forslund

A new Animal Protection Act was passed in Sweden in 1988. In addition to numerous other matters, the Act covers animals employed in scientific research. In Bill No. 1987/88:93, the Government Minister, Mats Hellström, proposed the following as the duties of committees on ethics in animal research.