Yoladybug Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 http://www.local6.com/news/4480144/detail.html Class Dissection Of Live Dog Outrages Parents, Students Student: 'It Just Makes Me Sick...' POSTED: 8:12 am EDT May 12, 2005 UPDATED: 7:57 am EDT May 13, 2005 A biology class lesson in Gunnison, Utah involving the dissection of a live dog has outraged some parents and students, according to a report. "I thought that it would be just really a good experience if they could see the digestive system in the living animal," Biology teacher Doug Bierregaard said. Biology teacher Doug Bjerregaard, who is a substitute teacher at Gunnison Valley High School, wanted his students to see how the digestive system of a dog worked. Bjerregaard made arrangements for his students to be a part of a dissection of a dog that was still alive. The dog was still alive, but the teacher said it was sedated before the dissection began. With the students watching, the sedated dog's digestive system was removed. "It just makes me sick and I don't think this should go on anywhere and nobody's learning from it," student Sierra Sears said. The teacher said the lesson would allow students to see the organs actually working. "I thought that it would be just really a good experience if they could see the digestive system in the living animal," Bierregaard said. The school's principal, Kirk Anderson, said notifications went to parents explaining the dog was going to be euthanized and that the experiment would be done with the dog's organs still functioning. The teacher is standing by his decision and calls it the ultimate educational experience. Principal Anderson said he supports the lesson and it will be allowed to continue because the students are learning. The dog used in the experiment was going to be euthanized despite the class project. Quote
Crystal Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 :o That is just the most horrible thing I have ever heard. Sick people Quote
pyrless Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 in most civilized areas of the world vivisection is illegal. what the h*** happened here? we had to dissect grasshoppers in high school for god's sake and i had enough of a moral objection to that. Quote
abker17 Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 I think that's horrible. :-? I don't complain about normal dissections of already dead animals, (sold for the specific purpose of going out to schools to be dissected) but something about that just seems wrong to me. Where did the dog come from? Quote
DogPaddle Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 Some meds that make an animal still/calm/not react don't do all that much for pain. We need to write a letter and see about an animal cruelty charge or something. Quote
kittygirl109 Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 :bad-words: :evilbat: :grab: :eek: :eek2: :eek3: :diablotin: :bigcry: :peace: :madgo: Quote
pomeranians Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 :o My god, whats wrong with that guy? I couldn't bring myself to disect a dead frog, let alone a live dog. That is just sick, that damn teacher should be charged with animal crulety. :evil: Quote
CincoandDahlilasgirl Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 And I had a hard disecting a cows heart! Quote
behle Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 [quote name='StarGaze']I can't believe that...I wonder how Biology teacher Doug Bierregaard's digestive system works? *Shrugs* :evilbat: Ditto!!! :evil: Quote
imported_Debbie Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 pyrless napisał(a):in most civilized areas of the world vivisection is illegal. what the h*** happened here? we had to dissect grasshoppers in high school for god's sake and i had enough of a moral objection to that. We did frogs and pigs and I refused. :wink: Quote
StarFox Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 WHA?! Isn't there a video or something that they could have watched on how the digestive tract works? I mean food goes in poop comes out why the hell did they need to disect a LIVE animal! Also where did he get this dog? A shelter? Was it HIS dog? :-? :x Quote
Mutt_Lady Posted May 15, 2005 Posted May 15, 2005 This is sickening. I can't believe the Principal is agreeing with it and letting it go on. This teacher is one sick little man and I agree that we need to see how his digestive system works... I wouldn't dissect pigs in my Biology class either. I said that I would get the notes or else I'd be sick all over my teacher. LOL Quote
thornbirdskkk Posted May 17, 2005 Posted May 17, 2005 That teacher needs to be "gutted"!!!!!!!!!! Quote
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