I guess what really bothers me about it is that they used an animal that is commonly kept as a pet, and an animal that unfortunately is more often the victim of abuse by teens than dogs or other animals. This is just not a good age group to be showing dead cats to, especially with Halloween right around the corner. It just reinforces the idea that it's "OK" to mess with cats, and if they are used for lab work, they must be a "lesser" creature, not a potential cherished pet. You know, they put an awful lot of dogs to sleep every year too, but I don't hear about schools using dead dogs for dissection. I am so tired of cats being considered the "second class" citizens of the pet world, at least in this part of the country.