Michigan State Board of Education Adopts Dissection-Choice Policy

July 2014

Following discussions with PETA, the Michigan State Board of Education adopted a progressive dissection-choice policy that allows more than 1.57 million students throughout the state to opt out of cruel classroom animal dissection and instead use modern computer software and other humane methods.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

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