Originally posted by 2kitties
I say be respectful of the animals contribution and try to learn as much as you can so the opportunity does not go to waste.
This is a good point, but I think it is going too far to have people dissecting animals like frogs and cats (to whom some young kids might have emotional attachement) ... I think that for a lot of children, dissecting a moggy that looks like kitty at home would be just too disturbing!

College students are different, especially if they are future vets!