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Read about kids, parents, teachers, lawmakers, and others who are helping make animal dissection a thing of the past.
US News and World Report reports on digital alternatives to dissection Read biologist Jonathan Balcombe's letter to The Washington Post about school dissection. Tonia De Los Santos, a Washington teenager, spoke out against dissection in her class. After voicing her opposition, she was able to opt out of a rat dissection. Read about two Pennsylvania teachers who chose to replace animals with humane alternatives in their classrooms. New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey signs a bill that allows public school students to refuse to dissect as part of instruction. Alternative education programs must be provided. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski signs (PDF) a bill that allows Oregon school students to select a humane alternative to dissecting an animal in biology and anatomy classes. The law took effect in August 2005. Read about Kerrie, a high school student who wrote to PCRM from the Greater Toronto Area to tell us about her victory to save the animal she was meant to dissect in a biology lab. Survivor’s Jenna Morasca stars in ad for dissection alternatives. Read about Laurie Wolff, a sixth grader who helped her school adopt a student choice policy on dissection. Read about Jennifer Watson, a 16-year-old who helped bring cat dissection alternatives to her honors anatomy and physiology class. Learn how PCRM’s John Pippin, M.D., director of cardiovascular services at the renowned Cooper Clinic, introduced the Dallas Independent School District to Digital Frog 2.
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