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Legislation Watch
So-called "Pet Safety Bills" don't protect pets but they do pose a threat to medical research. More information
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Resource Book Now Available
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The Value of Animals in Teaching
Because live animal physiology labs offer a unique opportunity for students to enhance their understanding of physiological processes such as the functioning of the cardiovascular system, the APS supports live animal physiology laboratories in medical and veterinary education.
- APS Position Statement on Animals in Teaching
- In November 2004 the APS adopted a position statement on Animals in Teaching plus a white paper explaining the rationale for its position.
- Physiologists Support Animals in Teaching
- Many prominent educators in the field of physiology recognize the value of animal laboratories, praising the value of these exercises for “direct experience, insight, and learning” and their “enormous educational merit and benefit.”
- The Evolving Role of Animal Laboratories in Physiology Instruction
- This article from the September 2005 issue of Advances in Physiology Education provides historical perspective review on animal teaching laboratories in medical education, including an evaluation of the methodologies and conclusions of several studies sometimes cited by those who oppose of live animal labs.
- Case Study: Medical College of Wisconsin
- Although more than 90% of medical students choose to participate in MCW's cardiovascular laboratory each year, this well-designed educational exercise has come under fire from groups that oppose animals in both research and education.
APS Statements
- A Good Opportunity
- Letter to the Editor of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel supporting the Medical College of Wisconsin animal teaching lab
- Letter to Dr. Chester Gipson
- A letter from APS to the Deputy Administrator for Animal Care of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service concerning the educational value of animal teaching laboratories.
- Dog Labs Do Have Value
- An op-ed article by then-APS President Barbara A. Horwitz in support of the physiology dog lab at the University of California-San Diego was published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on February 21, 2003.