In my school... it's a requirement to dissect cats... which i think is very cruel since i have two, playful,lively, almost human, cats of my own... so how do i say no? the school would surely fail me.... and the worst part about it....?? we have to catch our own cats! =o
2007-05-08 05:44:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
im sorry.. i forgot to say.... i live in the philippines... that's why they do make us catch our own cats =o ...there's nothing against it here... and a lot people here don't really care about animals =[ i've seen really bad things happen to animals here..sad to say
2007-05-08 05:57:40 · update #1
That's ridiculous!
If it goes against your principles, you'll have to refuse to do it.
There's a song in America which says "You have to stand for something or you'll fall for anything."
When I was in school, we had to dissect frogs and baby pigs for biology, both of which came to us already preserved in formaldehyde.
Have your parents meet with the principal of your school or the school board or its equivalent.
This goes beyond cruel and unusual.
Sandy
2007-05-08 06:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy M 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anybody can refuse to do dissection, so you can refuse, get a note from your parents and they wont make you do it.
HOWEVER, dissection is a REALLY good way of learning, you really cant learn anatomy without, not properly anyway. Just dont think of it as a cat, once its opened up it wont look like on anyway.
Also, is that a joke about the catching it thing? Obviously they're not going to make you catch it.
Ashley
2007-05-08 05:56:47 · answer #2 · answered by Ashley 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I myself would NEVER be able to do anything like this. I understand the reason behind it in vet school i guess, so i'm not against that, but in HS or college? OMG remember when i was taking biology in my sophomore year in college and we had to dissect a baby pig...well, i won't get into details of how i reacted when i saw that dead poor thing in front of me...but needless to say i dropped my since class and took astronomy instead. Never would i do anything like that to a cat!
2016-05-18 02:22:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you plan on going into the medical field, I suggest you do the dissection. It will benefit you greatly. In medical school, you'll be dissecting humans (you won't have to kill them, but you will have to dissect them). Besides, a cat is an animal, not a human, and it's not like they're asking you to dissect your own cats.
2007-05-08 07:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
oh boy. ask your parents for a note to excuse you. and do you really have to catch your own??? that's horrible. if you really want to get out of it, get your parents to help you, and even call the humane society or some other local organization to help you out. dissecting cats is fairly common, but i never heard of the catching them yourself part. anyway, a note from your parents should be good enuf--if your parents will stand up for you.
2007-05-08 05:53:47 · answer #5 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just get your mom to write in and say you 'll do anything for extra credit but its against your ethhics to do this
2007-05-08 05:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice try, you don't catch your own, they are supplied by Carolina Biological Supply or similar entity.
2007-05-08 05:57:34 · answer #7 · answered by NJRoadie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's not true-they don't make you catch your own cats!
2007-05-08 05:51:32 · answer #8 · answered by melouofs 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋