This might be a stupid question for Animal Science majors...

gbesq
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:42:36 +0000

With all due respect, you might want to rethink vet school. While there is comparatively little or no dissection in most undergraduate animal science courses (there are a few exceptions), that is certainly not true of many courses in vet school, where you will have extensive experience with dissection, including animals that are euthanized just prior to dissection. Many vet schools, although not all, still have their students practice terminal surgeries in some courses – where otherwise healthy animals are euthanized after surgeries in which vet students hone their skills. There is a trend toward alternative training methods – computer modeling for surgery, for example – but the truth is that as a vet student, you are going to be exposed to many sick and/or dying animals and some very graphic procedures. Sorry to be blunt, but that’s how it works.