Source: www.thehindu.com
NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 3, 2010: It is time now to promote ahimsa, with several universities across the country in the process of banning dissection of animals in laboratories for experiments. From this academic year (2010-11), two universities in Rajasthan — the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur and the Ajmer-based MDS University — will become dissection-free. They have taken initiatives to introduce ‘multimedia computer-based humane alternatives’ and will incorporate these in the curriculum.
Garhwal University in Uttarakhand and Bharatidasan University in Tamil Nadu too have stopped dissecting animals for zoological experiments. Replacement has been done in some universities in Gujarat and Kerala.
“Dissection of animals to teach morphology, anatomy, evolution and zoology and life sciences is no longer required. With the technological advancements, we now have pedagogical methods, including models, multimedia computer-based simulators to achieve the goal of learning in this important realm of science,” says B.K. Sharma, Head of the Department of Zoology, R.L. Saharia Government PG College (Kaladera), Jaipur.