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The Future
of the Bio Lab
A bill (H. 1252) is making its way through
the legislature, supported by the Ethical Science and Education
Coalition (ESEC) and a bi-partisan coalition of legislators,
teachers, parents and students, that would require all Massachusetts
public schools to allow students non-animal alternatives to
dissection. The issue of dissection choice is one that school
districts are facing more and more frequently. Some students
object to the use of animals for religious or ethical reasons;
others, because of environmental concerns. How do biology
teachers deal with conscientious objectors?
The Changing
Face of Science
While dissection and vivisection are still common in the medical
community, many doctors say experiments on animals actually
hinder the progress of researchers who want to learn
about the human body and human diseases. In vitro
testing which uses cell and tissue cultures is, according
to some, the destiny of research. What are the scientific
reasons that some people oppose vivisection? What new technologies
and new ethics are changing the face of science?
Veg for the
Holidays
Help your readers accommodate their vegetarian/vegan guests
with tips for cruelty-free dishes for the barbecue, picnic
or dinner, no matter what the season. NEAVS has a vegetarian
dining guide that you can use as a resource to get in touch
with chefs who have a penchant for the vegetable kingdom.
Help your readers understand the connection between avoiding
some leading causes of death, a vegetarian/vegan diet, and
an anti-vivisection ethic.
NEAVS’ Comic
Book Contest: The Psychology of Choice
As part of its 2000 "Year of the Humane Child" activities,
NEAVS and its affiliate, ESEC, launched a dissection choice
ad and contest targeted at elementary and high school comic
book readers. The ad, that appeared in The Simpsons
and Bart comics, was developed after an opinion poll
assessing how Americans feel about animals showed inconsistencies
in how animals are viewed. While many thought it was wrong
to harm an animal companion, many respondents indicated they
would not support their children’s decision not to dissect
and would coerce them to do so.
Help your readers explore why forcing
children to eat, wear or dissect animals and animal-derived
products is potentially harmful to their ability to make and
express ethical decisions.
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