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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Animal science students at Iowa State University are now able to do virtual 3-D dissections of animals on large touch screens and tablets to learn about anatomy. ISU Professor Karl Kerns says about ...

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 ...

Dear EarthTalk: Are the animals used in classroom dissection taken from the wild? If so, wouldn't this be endangering their populations? Are there other environmental issues associated with classroom ...

HONING SKILLS: Trinity biologist Robert Blystone says dissection provides the opportunity for students to develop scientific observational skills. Poring over a frog's insides once was nearly ...

Morgan Merrick may be just a freshman at Grand Island Senior High, but she definitely knows her beliefs. That pleases her mother, Nancy Merrick, who said she and her husband have tried to raise their ...

Alicia Silverstone and her son, Bear, are working together to support PETA's new campaign. PETA created the "Cut Class, Not Frogs" campaign to empower schoolchildren to feel comfortable saying no to ...