Hooray For Students In Vermont

It's so great when government actually does something good...ESPECIALLY when they do something that helps the animals. Vermont has passed legislation allowing the students there to choose not to dissect animals, which is a wonderful step in the right direction. Now, students won't have to take part in this gruesome spectacle, which came about in order to teach kids "Life Science." Of course, most animals used for dissections are provided by biological supply companies, which are quite well-known for getting their animals in less-than-honorable ways. In fact, many dogs & cats that are used for dissection have been bought from "Class B" dealers, who oftentimes get PETS who have either wandered off or been downright stolen from their yards (I know some of you will find this hard to believe, but it is, in fact, the reality.). The animals involved have been reduced to nothing more than a commodity, with a price affixed to their heads, which these people are paid for providing them to the biological supply companies. And of course the ways in which these animals are killed are quite a bit less than humane. Many of the companies gas the animals, which is certainly not pleasant for the animals, and usually occurs in front of other animals awaiting the same fate. Here you have a crate of cats, dogs, or whatever, and they see another crate full of animals go into a box, and then after a time they come out all dead. Need I really say more?
So, KUDOS to Vermont...yet another state to at least respect their students' rights by allowing them to choose not to take part in cutting up a dead, mistreated animal to learn about "life."