What animals are dissected?
The variety of dissection specimens is astounding. Animals included are frogs, pigs, rats, cats, snakes, turtles, starfish, fish, crickets, earthworms, rabbits, sharks, minks, lizards, sheep, cows, crayfish, clams, and scypha. Methods of procurement include harvesting from natural or artificial habitats, slaughterhouses, purpose breeding, collection from Class B Dealers, and from countries outside the U.S. Approximately three million wild-caught frogs alone are harvested every year for dissection purposes.
