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I'm 13 and in seventh grade. I'm also a vegetarian, and a rather strict one at that. I found out from my older brother that this year in my science class we're required to dissect three things: a worm, a frog and a starfish. Obviously, I'm not going to do it. It's 100% against what I believe in (though my beliefs are neither religious nor shared by my family).

Unfortunately, it's mandatory, and very important for the grade I get. Although I still have a while to go, I want to plan ahead. I don't want to fail science, but I really don't wanna go through with it. It will eat at my conscious forever. Please help!

Thanks,
Save-The-Squids

Hey girl, first I have to say, “Wow!” I’m impressed with your determination to stand up for what you believe in. A lot of people are content to just go with the flow, but you’re committed to making a difference. I respect you for that.

It’s important for your teachers to understand why you’re against dissecting. You gotta let them know that you’re not just trying to get out of your schoolwork. Chances are, if your teachers understand where you're coming from, they'll be impressed by your maturity and more willing to compromise.

Thanks to modern technology, some schools allow students to dissect animals using a computer program. It’s easy and painless—a plus for you AND Kermit. Studies have shown you learn just as much about an animal from computer simulation as you do when you physically dissect.

If a virtual program isn't an option, ask your teacher if it would be possible to write an essay or work on a project instead. If you stand up for yourself and your beliefs, that will get you a long way—not only in school, but in life, too. I'm already proud that you're sticking by your beliefs. Best of luck, hon!

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BY CAITLIN R. ON 10/29/2009 7:00:00 AM 87 COMMENTS

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theres info on peta.org...in some states, there are laws about dissection...teahers can't force you or make you fail...depends on the state.youshould check it out...
i did phsical science last year aand earth science this year (im in 8th) but next year i have 2 take bio

actress2b_<3 on 3/8/2010 2:56:17 PM

hey, i know what your tryin to do, and its worth a try.im a registered vet ande have disseced so many things it not funny.hey,talk to your teacher about it.if not,you can always talk to the superintendent.

typeonevet on 12/21/2009 3:36:41 AM

ya i'm a very strict vegetarian, 2 and i support u 100%!!!

chicacherrycola on 12/4/2009 5:31:34 PM

I had to do that too. When we were in class dissecting a frog I told my teacher I didn't want to do it. I'm a vegetarian to and against it. My teacher told me it was mandatory. I was really upset, but needed an A so I got the frog and everything. When I was about to cut the frog she came over and I suddenly puked all over her clothes.

cherry72 on 12/3/2009 9:50:05 PM

awesome girl even though im not a vegetarian that's cool you care that much i wont do dissection either

havacrush123 on 11/23/2009 12:15:36 AM

OMG!!!! I admire you A TON!!!! You're sticking for what you believe in and you don't let anyone tell you otherwise!!!!!!! You'll get awesome respect for keeping with your belief!!!!!! Save the bunnies!!!!!! And don't let the grade bother you, Caitlin gave some great advice!!!!! Why don't you look into that online dissecting thing? Hope it helps!!!!!

hbpear on 11/22/2009 8:02:08 AM

i would post that over but i dont know how somebody help!

Nicole .S. on 11/14/2009 9:31:28 PM

MOD i just made a mistake in one of my comments how do i delete?

Hey girl! I am sorry, but I am not sure.

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candrea on 11/13/2009 1:42:38 PM

I totally agree. I'm still a non-vegitarian but i think dissecting is right. I wish there were more people like this.

candrea on 11/13/2009 1:39:17 PM

I totally agree. I'm still a non-vegitarian but i think dissecting is right. I wish there were more people like this.

candrea on 11/13/2009 1:37:15 PM

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Is it really healthy to be a vegetarian?
I was a vegetarian 4 the first 10 years of my life and now that I'm not I dont feel or look any diffeent. What gives?

Hey babe,

It can be healthy for a lot of people because a lot of people eat too much meat and that can get unhealthy. But like everything else a little meat can be good if you eat the right amount of it. You can still get all the nutrients you need from either lifestyle. For some people it makes a big difference and for others it doesn't. You're probably just still eating a healthy amount of everything so you haven't felt any big changes.

xoxo Allie

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zoerockstar on 11/4/2009 6:48:55 PM

do not diesect a animal!!!!!!!!!!!! plus there not dead tell you cut them up, so dont kill animals plz!!!!!!!

sans11 on 11/4/2009 6:34:23 PM

I'm a vegetarian (though I do think meat tastes good, but then I think about what it was before it was meat, and it tastes terrible) and I have to dissect animals this year since I'm taking biology. I'm really on the fence about whether to just suck it up and dissect or ask my teacher if I can write a paper instead. I was flipping through one of my mom's old college textbooks the other day (yes, I am that weird ) and I read an essay against animal experiments. I'm slowly slipping off the metaphorical fence...

countrycutie97 on 11/4/2009 5:38:11 PM

im in 8th grade so i had 2 do 4 dissections last year. they're actually really fun and not as gross as they seem

skijumper4life on 11/3/2009 5:31:53 PM

yuck!! i will have to do that to!!

baby_girl567 on 11/3/2009 12:45:17 AM

me too! both me and my sister cryed when we had to dissect a squid at science camp... it seems to me kinda like the animal is being made fun of. theres a reason why we dont just randomly cut up dead people without consent. good for you!

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mattitude on 11/2/2009 11:18:40 PM

aww girly,
that really sucks. but here's what you should do, talk to your teacher. maybe he/she will understand. talk with your parents first then the teaccherr.
good luck
sarah

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Club Cucumber&Company on 11/2/2009 10:23:58 PM

ewwww I am a vegetarian also. Since i was 6! We had to disect owl dropping once and put together skeletons from bones in the droppings! nastyyyy!

danster on 11/2/2009 8:16:36 PM

Most schools will make exceptions if you fell strongly about a cause. A close friend of mine is vegetarian and she asked if she could do an alternate assignment. After talking to the teacher, everything was cleared up. Teachers really do care and will help

CoolCS on 11/2/2009 7:06:23 PM

its ok you tell the principal if you have o cause thats not right

secretcodelil on 11/2/2009 4:24:55 PM

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Silent. Quiet. The bird sits still as i draw the figure before the details. It starts to chirp, like a love song. Romantic, slow, and peaceful. Its talons is deep in the old, cracked wood and looks at me suspiciously, whether or not that I am an enemy or ally.
The details it has are beautiful. It is yellow and black, but when it is in the sun, red appears. It reminds me of the sunrise and sunset. In the sunrise, it feels as a new day dawns. Like someone is opening to a new day, a new door, for more opportunities for better or worse. At sunsets, it feels like a mystery. You dont know what to expect. Dark and mysterious is all that matters at night. One can be curious and once it knows, it can’t reveal the secret.
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Hey girl! That sounds awesome!!! I love it!

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danceforhope on 11/2/2009 4:13:30 PM

I think you should have the choice to do labs... well actully you do but it's your grade. Why do people freak out so much about dissecting? you don't nessisarily have to watch. You have the right to leave the room but you don't then you complain cuz you decided to watch. The teachers can't just tell you that you have to do it and watch. Your parents have to sign a form saying what you can do, And also you can have your parents write a note to the teacher saying that you don't or can't do it and your teachers have to respect it. they can't make you do anything up against you will hard to beleive so tell your teachers that next time you have to dissect something.

jellybean1998 on 11/1/2009 8:51:20 PM

i will not go thro that!! We have to do that to and i will def ask for other options. We had to disect a squid in 6th and i almost threw up. Eww.......

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bananaad on 11/1/2009 5:05:26 PM

I would ask if you could do an alternate assignment. I know that my science teacher would let us write a paper about the procedure and where each part was located. It's a lot of work, but not gross, and a lot better than cutting up dead animals.

DakotaGirl on 11/1/2009 4:15:07 PM

Ewww I dissected a worm and a frog back in seventh grade. It was terrible!!! Especially the frog. I made my friend cut it open and icky froggie juice squirted out!! Beware: Stay back when cutting them open!!

turtles_in_africa on 11/1/2009 3:58:05 PM

YOU GO GIRL! im not a vegitarian, but great job for standing up for what you belive in. I had to do dissectons on the computer in 7th grade, and it was nuh-asty. Unless your teachers are incapable of thought, they should be willing to compromise!

angelfood123 on 11/1/2009 3:31:39 PM

Thanks Mod I will try that and hopefully I wont mess up..

Ya welcome girl! I have faith in you, you won't mess up! lol

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Club Girl's Only on 11/1/2009 2:24:07 PM

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4fact on 11/1/2009 12:45:50 AM

i dissected a fetal pig and it was actually really really interesting. i dont anyone should STOP dissection, but they should have to right now to do it. i'm fine with it though. i couldn't stand being a vegetarian....

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allamericanrejectsgirl on 10/30/2009 10:56:56 PM

I don't understand why we have to use real animals when it's already been done, and can be completed by using a cpu...I just straight up refused last year and the teacher was like "You still have to do the worksheet." So I did it without even looking at any type of animal. He was mad because I proved him and his teaching methods wrong. Haha, I win...

24/7_daydreamer on 10/30/2009 10:52:39 PM

YOU GO GIRL! (and don't come back, jk lol) I didn't really care for doing that though it was really gross...you rock for being brave and making a change!

i_luv_devin on 10/30/2009 9:14:40 PM

i'm not a vegitarian but i heard that there r some computer programs that use fake frogs so u don't dissect a real one.

PicturePerfect on 10/30/2009 7:34:10 PM

omg u dont eat meat! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU! I LOVEEEEEE ME SOME MEAT! AND DISSECTING IS SO MUCH FUN BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEM STINKS TO BE YOU!

girlslifex3 on 10/30/2009 6:39:48 PM

GO MEAT!
Hi im a meat supporter you may have seen glamgirlteen posting comments about going "veggie"
well i bet im not the only meat supporter out there so im here you dont have to be vegitarian to be healthy in fact when you go vegetarian you can get sick so she says it will make you healthy no neccasarily. so check glamgirls profile (till mines visible lol) leave her a comment expressing your opinion (hopefully ony u meat lover read this)and remember GO MEAT! PS I do have pets and i live on a farm so im not a n animal hater

MeatLoversUSA on 10/30/2009 5:36:07 PM

last year i dissected worms...it was really fun acually...im not trying to sound cruel or anything, i mean i love animals (i own a dog, cat, a few fish, and im dying to own a horse but we dont have enough money,) but i really want to be a doctor and it was very educational. Also everything that we dissect is dead of natural causes before we dissect them wich helps the conscience a lot!

soccerstar17 on 10/30/2009 4:36:11 PM

U lucky... that's all u have 2 dissect! I have 2 do a frog, flower, and an EYEBALL!!! A girl in the front of my class was laughing w her mouth open, and the teach cut it open and it squirted in her mouth!!! Be considered lucky! I'm a veggie 2! I do PETA, they hav cool shirts that say "Cut class, not frogs!" It's very cool!

Moon Dance on 10/30/2009 3:50:41 PM

i've disected a frog before. i want to be a vet and it's really interesting to dissect a frog. i was with one of my friends who wants to be a doctor and we were the only two girls who could stay and dissect the frog for the entire time. some of the guys even had to leave because they couldn't handle it. i love animals, but i didn't have a problem dissecting the frog because it will help me learn about the animals and help me learn how to help them, but i respect your beliefs and get where you're coming from.

kenzie801 on 10/30/2009 12:54:40 PM

ugh, not fun. i mean a starfish?! wow. last year we had to dissect a sheep's eye. it turned out it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be

allhearts33 on 10/30/2009 11:41:43 AM

ughh, i know. im a vegaarian too and i cant stand the thought of dissecting it. i asked my mom about it and she said i have to, but im not. i dont understand why we have to use dead frogs. its just... wrong? were in 6th grade and we'll probably have to disect a frog... im not showing up that day. nope.

SierraRylee on 10/30/2009 8:58:14 AM

we have to disect feetle pigs in my school

wednesday1408 on 10/29/2009 10:00:34 PM

im in 7th grade and my teacher told us we didnt have to dissect the frog if we didnt want to she said there was some kind of online site that u could dissect the frog online instead of actually having to use a scalple.im with ya i cant dissect that poor creature!!!

moon'n'starsgirl on 10/29/2009 9:52:40 PM

You will probably have a lab partner and it's not like you have to eat it. You can do it and you can always get help from your teacher.

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volleybuzz on 10/29/2009 9:20:24 PM

...There was a veggie in my bio class last year ... She still had to do the dissection. She just watched instead of actually cutting open the heart/frog

_savvygirl_15 on 10/29/2009 8:14:08 PM

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