Animals and Dissection

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Questions

• What are some examples of animals used for dissection?
• How many animals are used for dissection per year?
• Where do animals used for dissection come from?
• Why are frogs commonly used in laboratory dissections?
• Can a dog be infected with HIV?
• What are the pros and cons of animal dissections in schools?
• What are the names of some dissection equipment used in biology?
• Is the "dissection" of live lab mice illegal? What does PETA think?
• What is the purpose of dissecting animals in class?
• What are the positive impacts of dissecting animals?
• How are dissection animals acquired?
• Is there an alternative to dissecting a real animal in the classroom?
• Where do the cats come from in high school cat dissections?
• Are the animals used in dissections, (piglets, cats, frogs, etc) dead before the dissection or are they killed?
• Why do students have to dissect animals in biology?
• Should the dissection of animals in U.S. public schools be stopped? Why or why not?
• Why are drips passed into veins but not arteries?