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Home > Policy > Alternatives to Dissection

Alternatives to Dissection

A number of organizations loan alternatives, such as CD-ROMs and virtual dissections, to students and schools. The following organizations have extensive lending libraries and will gladly help you find a suitable alternative to dissection and provide you with additional information and suggestions:

The American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS)
1-800-729-2287
www.aavs.org

The Ethical Science Education Coalition (ESEC)
617-523-6020
www.neavs.org

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
301-258-3046
www.hsus.org

The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)
1-800-888-6287
www.navs.org

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
202-686-2210
www.PCRM.org

The following Web sites also offer easy alternatives to dissection:

Alternatives in Education Database
Allows keyword searches to identify a wide variety of alternatives
Anatomy in Clay
Froguts
Interactive Frog Dissection: An Online Tutorial
Kidwings
Online Dissections
ScienceWorks
Your school can purchase CD-ROM alternatives from this group at 808 Retford Cir., Winston-Salem, NC 27104; 1-800-478-8476.
Virtual Dissection Site
Provides links to several virtual-dissection sites involving animals such as frogs, rats, clams, worms, cats, crayfish, pigs, squid, starfish, and mice. You’ll also find virtual dissections of sheep’s brains and cows’ eyes.
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
Virtual Pig Dissection (VPD)

 
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