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I saw a post in the MCW thread about how MCW uses live dogs (under anesthesia, and then euthanized) to study the vascular system. I believe that animal testing is a necessary evil, but I don't believe that this is an evil sufficiently necessary to a good medical education. I feel disappointed and sickened by the decision of some medical schools to continue the use of live animals in anatomy lab. It appears that about 14 medical schools continue to use them:
http://www.pcrm.org/resch/meded/ethics_medlab_list.html
I'm not judging anyone who decides to go to these medical schools or participate in these labs, but I was wondering what the general consensus was on this among pre-meds, especially those with applications outstanding. Do you guys feel this is warranted? Does it change your desire to attend any of these schools if you were unaware of this policy until now? Personally, I believe I am going to withdraw my application from MCW, but then again, I don't have an interview there, and I do have other options.
http://www.pcrm.org/resch/meded/ethics_medlab_list.html
I'm not judging anyone who decides to go to these medical schools or participate in these labs, but I was wondering what the general consensus was on this among pre-meds, especially those with applications outstanding. Do you guys feel this is warranted? Does it change your desire to attend any of these schools if you were unaware of this policy until now? Personally, I believe I am going to withdraw my application from MCW, but then again, I don't have an interview there, and I do have other options.
MCW sounds like a good school. But they still do live animal physiology labs. Only 14 other medical schools in the country do this. I think its quite cruel and unnecessary. there's a whole website dedicated to stopping MCW from killing animals.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6N_aFXMbo1w
There's also several websites that support the use of live anesthetized dogs in physiology courses.
http://www.mcw.edu/display/router.asp?DocID=20989
http://www.the-aps.org/pa/policy/animals/wisdoglab.htm
http://www.mcw.edu/display/router.asp?docid=21002
http://advan.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/29/3/144
Personally, I am torn on the issue. I can't help but think of my dog lying there on that table 😱
