Isn't there a law where you live that if you have a fundamental objection to dissection that you are exempt from it?

I certainly couldn't do that to a cat. Its barbaric and inhumane. We have better facilities and technology to see comparisons without traumatising our brains. It just sickens me that dissection of ANY animal still goes on in this day and age. Here I was sitting in my ivory tower thinking how advanced we are and we still have to cut, stab, butcher animals to find out what makes them tick. SICK.

BTW I am not a vegetarian and that is a whole different story - I just personally don't think anyone gains anything from this.