The two-year-old investigation revealed hidden practices at colleges and universities. Class-B dealers obtaining animals from random sources such as shelters, then selling the pets to education institutions.
Animalearn is the American Anti-Vivisection Society’s education division and the author of “Dying to Learn: Exposing the Supply and Use of Dogs and Cats in Higher Education,”According to the investigation, this is not a biomedical study but one that focuses on education. Many people don’t realize that cats and dogs are frequently harmed or killed during university courses.
Animalearn tells Cruella’s story. Cruella was a rescue dog that was found in a small Michigan community by a local animal pound. Cruella was given to a Class-B dealer from random sources. Cruella was then sold to the University of Florida where she died after seven educational procedures in seven months. Animalearn records show Cruella was found with a purple collar. She was also examined at the university and it was determined that Cruella was spayed.
Dying to Learn revealed the illegal activities and violations of animal welfare laws by random source Class-B dealers. They have been repeatedly cited multiple times by USDA but still make a living selling pets to laboratories. Dying to learn found that 52 percent of the schools studied used these dead and live cats and dogs for training and teaching purposes, based on information from 92 universities.
Animalearn works in partnership with universities and students to eliminate the use of animals for education. Alternatives that are high tech and not harmful to animals exist. These alternatives are being used by many medical, veterinary, and undergraduate schools.
Animalearn has a lending library called The Science Bank that offers hundreds of options, including virtual CD-ROMs as well as life-like mannequins for students and teachers.
To learn more about borrowing alternatives or find out if your college/university is harming animals in education, visit www.dyingtolearn.org.
