For some students, dissecting animals in class can be the highlight of the semester. For others, however, it’s cruel and … maybe kind of gross. But for students at a Florida high school, the learning ...

It’s not just concern for the squeamish biology students who wince at the feel and smell of cutting into a formaldehyde-soaked animal. Think about the frog. The pig. Or even the rat. That’s what ...

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 ...

It's time to stop forcing high school students to cut apart animals in the name of science. While it has been argued that dissection is a basic part of anatomy courses, there are now computer models ...

A new California bill, AB 1586, could ban animal dissection in K-12 classrooms throughout the state. The Replacing Animals in Science (RAISE) Act argues that animal dissection is costly, exposes ...

As the new school year approaches, the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), headquartered in Chicago, would like to remind students and teachers of the Student Choice Law in Illinois. Illinois ...

I agree completely with the mother who doesn't want her daughter to dissect cats in biology. I had the same problem as a teacher of bilingual biology in California. A young girl had just won a lawsuit ...

(CNN) -- For some students, dissecting animals in class can be the highlight of the semester. For others, however, it's cruel and ... maybe kind of gross. But for students at a Florida high school, ...