A new California bill, AB 1586, could ban animal dissection in K-12 classrooms throughout the state. The Replacing Animals in Science (RAISE) Act argues that animal dissection is costly, exposes ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new bill is looking to prohibit students from dissecting animals in school. Currently, students with a morale objection to dissecting an animal have the right to refrain from ...

Kudos to Connecticut legislators for passing a law allowing students to opt out of animal dissection and be provided with humane alternatives. This crude exercise has no place in 21st century ...

Alicia Silverstone and her son Bear have joined PETA's new campaign to encourage kids to opt for animal-free dissection options in school Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Kudos to Connecticut legislators for passing a law allowing students to opt out of animal dissection and be provided with humane alternatives. This crude exercise has no place in 21st century ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One Indiana lawmaker wants to create options for students who just don’t want do to wield scalpels in the classroom for animal dissections. You know the traditional tools of ...

ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Ronald Young, D-Frederick and Washington counties, this week proposed legislation requiring that public and nonpublic schools allow students the right to refuse to participate ...

Tuckahoe, N.Y.: Thank you, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, for your efforts toward education reform, including parental rights, misused funds, school choice and accountability in ...

Dissecting frogs and cats — a common assignment for kids in California biology classes — could soon be a thing of the past. A bill from Assemblyman Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, would prohibit animal ...

AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system, Alexandra Else-Keller reminded an animal science student how to position her fingers as ...