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Students in California: Help Prevent Animals From Being Dissected!

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Have you been asked to dissect an animal in science class and been unsure of what to do? Maybe you wanted a non-animal option but your teacher didn’t give you one? Getting the Compassionate Learning Advancements for Science Students (CLASS) Act (Assembly Bill 2640) passed would be a huge win for kind students like you. It would support classrooms in becoming more inclusive and trauma-informed and would help prevent the needless, agonizing deaths of countless animals each year! 🙌

Recently introduced by Assembly Member Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), the CLASS Act is endorsed by PETA, Social Compassion in Legislation, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine—and it’s fr a game-changer. 😲

The CLASS Act would require teachers in California to let students know about the sourcing and environmental implications of animal dissection and their right to choose a non-animal replacement. If the bill is passed, you’d no longer have to carry the burden of possibly being excluded from the group for opting out of animal dissection. 😎👏🔥

Dissecting animals costs a lot of money, exposes students and educators to toxic chemicals, and hurts the environment. 😩 Each year in the U.S., about 10 million animals are used for dissection. Frogs are taken from their natural habitats (which messes with ecosystems), fetal piglets are cut from their mother’s wombs, and cats who end up on dissection trays could be lost animal companions. 🐸🐷🐱😢 Other animals are often drowned or suffocated. 😨

The CLASS Act would help prevent these deaths, as more students like you would have the opportunity to align their ethics with their actions in the classroom. And the W’s don’t stop here. 😏 According to a systematic review in The American Biology Teacher, studies show that students who use non-animal methods perform as well as, if not better than, those who dissect animals. These methods—like eMind digital dissection software and synthetic dissectible models—also cut costs and reduce waste. 🥳💸💚

Representatives need to know that you support this lifesaving bill. Use the form below to urge them to vote yes on AB 2640!

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As a constituent, I support ending animal dissection in our schools. AB 2640—the CLASS Act—is a huge step forward to help replace the unethical and cruel practice of dissecting millions of animals every year. It modernizes the science classroom, would protect students’ rights from forced animal dissections, spare animals when students choose humane animal-free options, and takes the responsibility off students to speak up. This creates a more trauma-informed, inclusive classroom.

There is no reason to continue using once-living animals for this practice. There are realistic synthetic models, low-cost apps and digital options, and augmented reality tools that can replace any animl in the classroom. This also spares teachers and students from exposure to formaldehyde, a carcinogen. Studies show students learn just as well as, if not better than students who dissect animals. The Class Act is a win for all!

Please help students be better scientists and help educators honor students’ rights by voting YES on AB 2640.

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