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Humane Classroom Tools and Ideas

Start a Classroom ‘It’ Jar

Animals are thinking, feeling beings—NOT objects! This fun activity will encourage your students to think twice before calling an animal ‘it.’

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Five Books for Compassionate Classroom Reading

There are plenty of excellent student-friendly books with animal rights messages out there—check out TeachKind’s top picks!

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Resources for Implementing Humane Science Policies in Your School

Use the following resources to learn more about the ethics of dissection, dissection alternatives, and how to implement humane science policies.

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Humane Dissection for Your School

Learn how your school can receive a free alternative to dissection for use in science classrooms!

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A Doctor’s View of Dissection

As a pathologist, I perform careful dissections every day—on human tissues, not on animals.

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Dissection Alternatives: Digital Frog 2.5

Board-certified anatomic pathologist Nancy Harrison, M.D., discusses the highlights and benefits of award-winning virtual frog-dissection software, Digital Frog 2.5.

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Replacements for Dissection

Educators at all levels are increasingly choosing alternatives to animal dissection to meet their students’ needs in the classroom. These modern teaching methods save lives and cost less.

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Humane Fieldtrips & Fundraisers

Find out which activities to avoid, what to do instead, and how to ensure that your school stays cruelty-free.

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Each year in the U.S., an estimated 20 million animals are used in cruel, outdated teaching exercises. Roughly half of them are used in classroom dissections.

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— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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