Over 100,000 cats are dissected annually in U.S. high schools, and many more in Universities and Colleges across the country. Cats are one of the most frequently dissected animals in the student's laboratory. Cats are obtained for dissection through a variety of sources including biological supply companies (who raise and kill cats specifically for dissection), and animal dealers sometimes known as Class B dealers (licensed animal brokers). Class B dealers obtain cats through "free to a good home" ads, by stealing stray pets, and from animal shelters where such practice is allowed. Both biological supply companies and Class B dealers are notorious for animal cruelty.

You can help.

To help protect these hapless animals, please contact Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison at  http://hutchison.senate.gov/ and ask that they co-sponsor the Pet Safety and Protection Act (S.668). This act, introduced by Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI), closes a loophole in the law that permits research laboratories to purchase cats and dogs from "random source" or class B dealers who are permitted to obtain animals from any source, including family pets and "free to good home" adds.

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