Classroom Cut-Ups

Title: “Classroom Cut-Ups”
Author/Producer: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Suggested Age Range: Ages 11-18 and college adult
Item Type: Video
Description: 14-minute video on dissection and humane alternatives
Price: Free for TeachKind Network members
Suitable for the Following Subjects: Ethics, humane education, science, and social science
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This documentary contains undercover footage of animal abuse at the nation’s two largest biological supply companies, Carolina Biological Supply Company and Ward’s. It also describes humane alternatives to dissection, such as models and computer programs.

TeachKind recommends that educators review all videotapes before showing them to students.

Click here for information about humane alternatives to dissection.

Suggested Uses: If you teach dissection, watch this video and show it to your students. If you are working to get a student-choice policy or dissection ban passed in your school, show this video to administrators and teachers. The video is an excellent starting point for discussions about dissection’s impact on the lives of animals and students.

Click here to learn about additional dissection materials available from TeachKind.