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EDUCATION RESOURCES
Dissection in the Classroom
For information on dissection-related issues, please go to the Altweb Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section and check out questions #5, 6, and 7. This will provide you links to information about setting up a student-choice policy, databases of available alternative in education, and several organizations that loan out dissection alternatives to students and schools (for no cost, except return postage). There’s also a link to a good book on the subject: “The Use of Animals in Higher Education: Problems, Alternatives, and Recommendations,” published by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The book is available free online, or you can purchase a copy through HSUS.
In addition, we have copies of a small poster about dissection and alternatives (as well as several other posters on alternatives-related information). The information is basically the same as what is in the Altweb FAQs, but we'll be happy to send you a copy (or copies) as a PDF file or printout if you think that would be helpful. Just let us know.
Other Resources
European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education (EURCA)
InterNICHE: The International Network for Humane Education
A number of organizations operate programs that loan up-to-date dissection alternatives to students and teachers at no cost to the borrower except return postage. These include:
The Humane Society of the United States Humane Education Loan Program.
The International Network for Humane Education (InterNICHE):
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)