Animal dissection as an aspect of Zoology curriculum is about 90 years old. However, shouldn't we debate whether there is an effective way of learning the ropes without actually dissecting real animals.
While some students may feel emotionally and support the idea, some may find it strange to study anatomy without dissection. Its only a matter of switching to other ways of studying the subject and getting used to it. If we think only from the human point of view, one living being has no authority to kill the other for ones selfish interst.
People who understand this are also aware of cruelity towards animals being prepared for dissection and its ill effects on humans. Animals are often embalmed with formaldehyde, a chemical preservative linked to cancer of the throat, lungs, and nasal passages. Formaldehyde can also damage the eyes, cause asthma attacks and bronchitis, and severely irritate the skin.
Net-net, its harmful for both, the humans and the animals. This act needs to be condemned! Sign and show your support!
Lets stand up for animals and condemn this act! report of instances where these speechless beings are being tortured for all to know :)
For starters, students in medicine need to speak up against animal testing and dissection if it is against their morals. If they are 'responsible' or 'qualified' to study medicine, then they are 'responsible' and 'qualified' enough to make this decision and speak against it if they wish.
There are enough alternatives to animal dissection (as is proved by thousands of articles over the internet) but companies and schools chose to overlook (for reasons unknown) since these alternatives are both more reliable and cheaper as well.
Teaching techniques are constantly evolving and should be re-evluated regularly; after all that is what progress is all about.
Here is a detailed link if you want to know more: http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/alternatives...
This could be checked out but I was told that the human placenta is the best alternative or perhaps even better than animals for experimentation as its cells are living and there is no death of placenta given the number of births on a daily basis. But of course i could be missing some vital details...