There's this hidden curriculum right with dissection you know you're supposed to be learning the

anatomy the physiology of a particular animal but really what students are learning is that basically these animals,

you know, are meaningless. They're basically just a tool for you to cut into and then discard

after you're done with your so-called learning.

Hi, I'm Elizabeth Navregatz.

This is Species Unite. We'd like to thank Lush for sponsoring today's

episode. Lush advocates for people, animals, and the planet.

Through their ethically sourced ingredients and their grants program,

they give back locally and around the world. This conversation is with Nicole Green, the director of Animal Learn.

Animal Learn is a national advocacy program that helps educators and

students find innovative non-animal science teaching resources meaning

solutions for dissecting instead of using frogs using virtual reality or using clay. meaning solutions

that are much better than dissecting on dead animals.

Solutions that are much better than dissecting on dead animals.

And in the US, we dissect on millions of frogs, dogs, cats, pigs,

that countless animals and it's really not necessary. We have the solutions.

Nicole and Animal Learn are getting the solutions. Nicole and Animal Learn are getting the solutions to teachers, schools, and kids. Hi,

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