antivivisectionist

[ an-tee-viv-uh-sek-shuh-nist, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˌvɪv əˈsɛk ʃə nɪst, ˌæn taɪ- /

a person who opposes vivisection.

Also an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion. of, relating to, or characteristic of antivivisectionists or their policies.

Origin of antivivisectionist

First recorded in 1880–85; anti- + vivisection + -ist

an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion·ism, noun

One may even be an anti-vivisectionist; but when a dog is mad, the only humanitarian thing to do is to kill it.

Out To Win |Coningsby Dawson
He was an anti-vivisectionist, and a member of the royal commission on that subject.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1 |Various
The Anti-Vivisectionist principles of Mr. Browning were very pronounced.

The Browning Cyclopdia |Edward Berdoe
But an anti-vivisectionist society cannot show results of this kind.

Experiments on Animals |Stephen Paget

It seems to me that these formal declarations might be accepted by every physiologist as well as by every anti-vivisectionist.

The Pros and Cons of Vivisection |Charles Richet