AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system, Alexandra Else-Keller reminded an animal science student how to position her fingers as ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A rite of passage for generations of often squeamish Hoosier students could be replaced by technology if state Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, gets her way. Hatcher is sponsor of House Bill ...

Kudos to Connecticut legislators for passing a law allowing students to opt out of animal dissection and be provided with humane alternatives. This crude exercise has no place in 21st century ...

At first glance, it is not obvious that students are dissecting invertebrates in Greg Barord’s Central Campus marine biology classroom. There's no scalpels, no nose-burning formaldehyde, no squishy ...

When philosophy senior Donny Mansfield was in middle school, he had to dissect a frog for class. It wasn’t an assignment he remembers fondly. “It was just a turn off to kill something to learn,” he ...

Two animal rights groups want to buy more equipment for a Winona Senior High School teacher who offers virtual dissection in her biology class. Sandra Bussian allows her students to choose between ...

"There are many animations available online," Awadallah said, "but nothing else that allows student the hands-on experience of actual dissection." V-Frog allows students to dissect a virtual frog, ...

Alicia Silverstone and her son Bear have joined PETA's new campaign to encourage kids to opt for animal-free dissection options in school Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...