Thrissur: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India today held a workshop on the ethical cadaver sourcing and preservation.
The workshop was organised in collaboration with KVASU, for ethical cadaver sourcing and preservation as mandated by the Veterinary Council of India Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry degree course) Regulations, 2016, a PETA press release said.
The regulations aim to end the killing and suffering of animals, such as calves, whose bodies have commonly been used for training.
The interactive session was led by Professor M S Amarendhra Kumar from Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in the US.
“This workshop will help veterinary colleges in Kerala take immediate, firm action towards implementing ethical sourcing and preservation of cadavers for teaching students anatomy”, says PETA India’s Director of Veterinary Affairs Dr Manilal Valliyate.
“In addition to this programme, many humane, highly effective teaching options exist, from simulation software to mannequins.” In a 2013 survey conducted by PETA India of final-year students at Bombay Veterinary College, 73 per cent agreed that willed or ethically sourced body donations are effective replacements for killing healthy calves for anatomical studies.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
