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| Agree | 53% | 1447 votes | Total: 2728 votes | |
| Disagree | 47% | 1281 votes |
Agree
by Leigh Goessl
Created on: September 20, 2007 Last Updated: January 13, 2009
Animal dissections are practiced in most academic settings and are typically introduced during high
Created on: May 21, 2008 Last Updated: June 24, 2009
Dissect with Compassion: Use Alternative Instructional Aids
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines
Created on: May 13, 2010 Last Updated: September 25, 2010
Animal dissection should be banned in schools without a doubt, and in many countries it already
by Robin Loving
Created on: December 19, 2007 Last Updated: December 11, 2010
In this day of raised awareness and the revolutionary concept of evolving consciousness toward all other
Created on: June 18, 2007 Last Updated: September 08, 2010
Humans possess a stewardship over the earth. We are responsible for the proper use, care, and preservation
by Helena Whyte
Created on: November 21, 2009
School systems should ban animal dissection in secondary schools. Thousands of earthworms, clams, starfish,
by M. L. Kiser
Created on: July 01, 2007
Having worn the label of "Animal Rights Person" for most of my life, the issue of animal dissection
Created on: April 07, 2008
Yes! Schools should ban animal dissection not only can it be a traumatic experience for some students
Created on: April 02, 2008
In our current digital age School dissections are obsolete. Computer technology can take volumes of
Created on: November 21, 2007
With the advances and advantages of modern technology, the dissection of animals for "learning purposes"
Created on: August 02, 2007
Very, very few students benefit from dissecting animals during a biology lesson. This is because to
by Indy Anna
Created on: February 02, 2008 Last Updated: May 04, 2010
To Dissect Or Not to Dissect
The debate rages on, is the use of frogs absolutely necessary for grade
by Just Me Here
Created on: March 22, 2008
I can remember that very day when I was in high school and it was time to dissect a frog in biology
by Ivan Anthony
Created on: January 17, 2008
I absolutely agree. I don't even know why they ever introduced it into public schools to begin with.
by SLM
Created on: September 04, 2007
I remember my first and only time I had to dissect a frog. A little defenseless creature sprawled out
by Lynette Chia
Created on: August 15, 2007
Animal dissection is a very gray area and will probably remain so always. Without medical institutes
by Andreea M.
Created on: June 15, 2007
I totally agree. I have had my share of dissections at school and I still remember how sad I felt seeing
by Mark Hopkins
Created on: June 29, 2007
There are plenty of schools which do not do animal dissection, by choice. Animal anatomy can readily
Created on: July 07, 2007
I wholeheartedly believe that schools should ban animal dissection, especially if the animal was raised
Disagree
by Julie Dancer
Created on: June 18, 2007 Last Updated: May 25, 2009
You're about to go for a routine operation. As a relatively minor problem, you get a junior doctor.
Created on: April 30, 2009
We can all empathize with the animal rights activists that think that any animal's death is cruel and
by Zaq Wilk
Created on: February 11, 2010 Last Updated: February 12, 2010
Dissection, as gross as it may seem, is no less important than the actual bookwork and testing of students.
Created on: February 13, 2008
In the day and age where we worry about animals and their care, treatments, and death it isn't a surprise
by Judy Furniss
Created on: January 31, 2008
Schools should not ban animal dissection. My question is why would they? Schools are a learning institution
by Jenny Curran
Created on: December 01, 2007
The first human I had to dissect was an indigent from Los Angeles County. She had an ovarian tumor the
Created on: July 06, 2010 Last Updated: July 07, 2010
Killing animals for the sole purpose of dissecting them in a science lab is not necessary. However,
Created on: August 02, 2007
If we are considering high school students and not University students, I completely agree that schools
by Heather Lyon
Created on: June 18, 2007
As a biology teacher, I would have to disagree with banning animal dissections. I think to see the inside
by Wispen Lee
Created on: January 17, 2008
While admittedly it is cruel to butcher animals for the sake of a learning experience, provided it is
Created on: July 15, 2007
In the Middle Ages, the dissection of humans was banned for religious reasons. As a result, science
by emily zola
Created on: July 04, 2007
There's a middle ground to this. Students entering the medical profession cannot at this time substitute
Created on: October 28, 2007
Personally the thought of cutting some poor defenseless animal, just to learn something that could easily
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