A new California bill, AB 1586, could ban animal dissection in K-12 classrooms throughout the state. The Replacing Animals in Science (RAISE) Act argues that animal dissection is costly, exposes ...

Kudos to Connecticut legislators for passing a law allowing students to opt out of animal dissection and be provided with humane alternatives. This crude exercise has no place in 21st century ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One Indiana lawmaker wants to create options for students who just don’t want do to wield scalpels in the classroom for animal dissections. You know the traditional tools of ...

Alicia Silverstone and her son Bear have joined PETA's new campaign to encourage kids to opt for animal-free dissection options in school Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Ronald Young, D-Frederick and Washington counties, this week proposed legislation requiring that public and nonpublic schools allow students the right to refuse to participate ...

Now that students across the country have gone back to school, Pretty Little Liars and Vampire Diaries star Torrey DeVitto is teaming up with PETA to tackle a tough subject: animal dissection. In a ...

When Judie Mancuso was in grade school she opted out of dissecting frogs and other animals. For her the common practice was torture. “I refused to be there, I didn’t want to be part of somewhere where ...