Ever try getting out of those gross science lab dissections? Well, if you’re not in a state or school district that allows you to opt out of dissection, then now is the time for you to make your voice heard.
TeachKind, the humane-education division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) and Punflay the maker of educational and consumer applications, have launched a new program to help teachers and educators make science classrooms, a more compassionate place for both students and animals.
Get Virtual Frog Dissection apps donated to your classroom
Here’s how the program works: Talk to your science teacher or principal, and get your school to agree to offer a formal student dissection choice policy, and TeachKind will offer free Virtual Frog Dissection apps to your science classrooms. Which means that all students in your school will now have a choice to work on real animals for dissection, or use digital alternatives!
Once your classroom or school agrees to implement a student dissection choice policy, just write to JulianC(at)peta(dot)org with your name and school details, and request for Punflay’s Virtual Frog Dissection app for your classes.
Be a hero to animals
Get the ball rolling by starting an animal rights discussion in your class. Learn how to approach your teacher, principal and school board with the information on this awesome PeTA website Cut Out Dissection.
If your school is already equipped with interactive whiteboards, laptops, desktops or iPad, then there’s more reason than ever for them to allow you to choose humane dissection methods. Especially if you point out that they’ll be getting award-winning software absolutely free!