Every year, millions of animals are used for classroom dissection. This is still going on even though superior and humane alternative teaching methods exist. Not only is dissection cruel, it also is terrible for the environment and teaches students that animals’ lives have no value.
Sixty-three percent of students in U.S. public schools cannot be forced to participate in animal dissection because they’re protected by dissection-choice policies. But unfortunately, many students still have no idea that they have the right to say no.
Here are 14 tweets from students who got real about dissection.
These students were reduced to tears:
in 7th grade, my biology teacher forced us to dissect frogs. I cried from all the disgusting cruelty. #sayno #dissectionkills #peta2
— proud peta2 rep (@imamess101) September 19, 2016
In 5th grade I had to dissect a frog. As soon as I got home I burst into tears?? #SayNo #DissectionKills
— Reilly Tee (@reillytee13) September 20, 2016
These poor people got physically ill:
@peta @peta2 I passed out while dissecting a pig in anatomy class and everyone thought I was joking #MyDissectionStory
— kayq (@eatkayq) October 4, 2016
#MyDissectionStory involves a squirt of formaldehyde right in the mouth after first incision @peta2. Went home sick and stayed home for days https://t.co/izoyfoMffP
— Breast Cancer Maven (@BC_Maven) October 4, 2016
In middle school I had to dissect a cow eye and I almost threw up. #sayno #dissectionkills
— Vegan Girl (@vegangirl98) September 18, 2016
A girl vomited over a frog dissection in my freshman biology class and the teacher gave her a zero for the project. #sayno #dissectionkills
— am (@aadamantine) September 25, 2016
These people felt heartbroken after dissecting:
@peta @peta2 we dissected a cat in college and it was pregnant. We didnt finish it it was awful
— Pinkdaisy?? (@dontpickpedals) October 3, 2016
When I was in 5th grade I had to dissect a squid despite part of me not wanting to. Today I regret doing it #sayno #dissectionkills
— Elise Perez Jaber (@GamerFangirl2) September 25, 2016
In grade 8 I had to dissect a cows eyeball. I didn't know then how wrong it was. Dissection is cruel and disgusting. #SayNo #DissectionKILLS
— Vegan Viper (@VeganViper) September 19, 2016
I remember dissecting a deer heart in 6th grade. It was traumatizing and totally unnecessary. #sayno #dissectionkills
— Stefanie Doll (@itsmissdoll) September 21, 2016
Check out this student’s weird, gross experience:
I was in gr 9, I was smart so I was paired w the bully in science. He filled a tray w formaldehyde and poured it on me #mydissectionstory
— Billy Gollner (@billygollner) October 3, 2016
These students refused to dissect:
I refused to dissect anything in school, my teachers would give me dirty looks and make me seat in the office! #MyDissectionStory
— Makayla Singleton ? (@MakaylaRuess) October 3, 2016
a reminder because school just started that you don't have to dissect animals! You can say no! They can't make you! #dissectionkills #sayno
— hanⓋ (@plantbasedbby) September 21, 2016
I refused to dissect the fetal pig sophomore Year. #SayNo #DissectionKills
— Morghan (@Morghan_0129) September 21, 2016
Animals deserve better than to be cut apart in a lab! You can say NO to this cruelty.