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Cost Comparisons

Download: A Cost Comparison Between Animal Dissection and Humane Educational Alternatives. Animalearn, 2002. 32 Kb, 2 pp.

Study based on the needs of a typical biology department over a three-year period. Four of the most commonly dissected species - the frog, fetal pig, cat and dogfish - are given as examples. For three classes of 30 students each, every pair of students dissects each species once. Hence 45 frogs, 45 fetal pigs, 45 cats and 45 dogfish are needed annually, or 135 of each over a three year period. The costs of a range of humane educational alternatives for each species were also examined, although not all of these alternatives would be necessary in every educational setting. Dissection costs from WARD's Biology Catalog 2002 totaled $11,381.85. Humane alternative costs totaled $8,060.00. The saving over three years was $3,321.85.



Download: Dissection vs. Alternatives: A Cost Comparison. HSUS. 26 kb, 1 p.

How does the cost of buying dead animals for dissection compare with buying humane alternatives? The figures are based on hypothetical school’s needs for a three-year period. Costs are based on a ratio of two students per animal dissected (45 animals a year, 135 animals over three years). The costs of a range of humane educational alternatives for each species were also examined, although not all of these alternatives would be necessary in every educational setting. This comparison assumes that the school already has computers, CD-ROM players, and VCRs. Low and high prices of preserved animals were obtained from the Carolina Biological Supply Company Catalog at www.carolina.com (2002 prices) and the Alternatives (2002 prices) were selected from available lists, catalogs, websites and databases. Costs were: Cat dissection: $5308.50 - $9932.25. Cat alternatives: $2371.45. Cat savings: $2937.05 - $7560.80. Fetal pig dissection: $2244 - $3553.50. Fetal pig alternatives: $2010.45. Fetal pig savings: $233.55 - $1543.05. Bullfrog dissection: $2514 - $3465.75. Bullfrog alternatives: $2906.40. Savings: -$392.40 - $559.35.
 

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