Killing dogs for student labs

November

“Med school can be a real killer”

That’s the headline of a flyer produced by the Committee to Abolish the Dog Lab at New York Medical College.

The committee is trying to convince the college to stop using live dogs in its physiology course, and switch to simulators instead. New York Medical College is the only medical school in New York state that continues the practice. (The dogs are killed at the end of the lab.)

The college is reviewing its policy and expects a decision within three weeks.

I wrote about the issue in my column today.

If you want more information about the committee, here’s a phone number: 914-835-5161.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 at 2:25 pm by Noreen O'Donnell.
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