Steff Posted May 13, 2005 Share 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. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 That'd outrage me too. Very disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox It To Em Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 What the...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Wow. If education was the name of the game, why didn't the dissect the idiot teacher, while he was still alive... :fyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Yet people have no qualms about throwing a lobster or a crab in a pot of boiling water. Seriously though, the fact that the dog was still alive grossed me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2005 -> 10:43 AM) Wow. If education was the name of the game, why didn't the dissect the idiot teacher, while he was still alive... :fyou Thats exactly what I was going to say... in the sake of learning we are going to disect your teacher and show you how the human digestive system works kids....what a f***ing joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsSuck1 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I don't see what is that bad about this. I mean, sure, if they were stealing someones dog and cutting it up, that would not be good, but this is just one of many dogs that is going to be put to sleep anyway. It could gross a lot of people out, though, and I'm sure it will be optional, because that is what all the the dissection stuff at my school is. Ive cut up frogs, pigs, cow stuff, and I belive net year is a cat. Doesnt bother me at all. Anyways, with this situation, if you think about it like just an open-heart surgery on a dog, its not so bad, and that is the way I see it. Then the dog is put to sleep right after, which happens all the time. No big deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 how is this any different than say surgery? the dog was sedated and was going to die anyway. it's not like it caused the dog more pain than what he was already going to get with the euthanization... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I'm sorry but this is just insane. They couldn't dissect the poor thing while it DEAD! What bothers me about this is that sedation doesn't always work. We have no idea how much pain the poor thing felt. This guy is a moron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 There's no comparison of a lobster. In the bio world, it's about the equivalent of a cockroach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 By definition, this would not be a dissection but rather a vivisection. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 QUOTE(CubsSuck1 @ May 13, 2005 -> 05:12 PM) I don't see what is that bad about this. I mean, sure, if they were stealing someones dog and cutting it up, that would not be good, but this is just one of many dogs that is going to be put to sleep anyway. It could gross a lot of people out, though, and I'm sure it will be optional, because that is what all the the dissection stuff at my school is. Ive cut up frogs, pigs, cow stuff, and I belive net year is a cat. Doesnt bother me at all. Anyways, with this situation, if you think about it like just an open-heart surgery on a dog, its not so bad, and that is the way I see it. Then the dog is put to sleep right after, which happens all the time. No big deal? Agree Completly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 What's bad? The dog was still living. I don't care how much sedatives he had in him, thats wrong. That's disgusting. It's one thing to dissect a dead animal, its another to disect one that's still breathing. Also, Lobster = food. There's a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 In some countries, dog=food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 QUOTE(winodj @ May 14, 2005 -> 10:24 PM) In some countries, dog=food. This is not one of those countries though... I'm sorry but this is just insane. They couldn't dissect the poor thing while it DEAD! What bothers me about this is that sedation doesn't always work. We have no idea how much pain the poor thing felt. This guy is a moron! Im pretty sure they would be able to tell if the dog was in pain.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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