One of the main requirements for every college student is to take a biology or life sciences course. When it comes to biology, anatomy and some other sciences, one needs to learn about body parts and their functions. Books explain all the information, but hands-on learning is best, which is why animal specimens are used for dissections and experiments. But is this the only way to learn more about the body? Some students find it disturbing to look at a dead body or object to the use of animals. With the technology we currently have, there are virtual 3D programs as well as models that can replace specimens. The University of California, Riverside should replace traditional animal dissection and experimentation with alternatives to biology and life sciences courses. Not only do the alternatives make good replacements, they will be for a good cause, less expensive, and can improve student learning than dissection. By replacing traditional dissections with alternatives, animal lives would be saved. According to Jodie Wiederkehr of the National Anti-Vivisection Society, "biology is 'the study of life' and not of death" (132, Fleischmann). They would no longer have to suffer and be killed. They would suffer and be in distress (Balcombe). Some people are unethical when it comes to treating animals. Using animals for dissections can pose a great risk of extinction. Dissecting for a course no one takes in biology and life sciences results in the unnecessary deaths of animals. Animal dissection is expensive and time-consuming, especially since it can only be used once and must then be properly disposed of. The price range depends on the animal used with the addition of equipment. Frogs co...... middle of article ...... on: The scientific case for alternatives. " Journal Of Applied Animal Welfare Science 4.2 (2001): 117. Academic Research Completed. Web. May 5, 2014. DeHoff, Mary Ellen, Krista L. Clark, and Karthikeyan Meganathan. "Learning Outcomes and Perceived Value by Students of the Clay modeling and cat dissection in undergraduate human anatomy and physiology." Advances In Physiology Education 35.1 (2011): 68-75. Full. Web, May 5, 2014. Fleischmann, Kenneth R. “Frog And Cyberfrog Are Friends: Dissection Simulation And Animal Advocacy” Society & Animals 11.2 (2003): 123-143, John R. et al. “Human clay models versus cat dissection: how the room is similar. class and exam affects student performance." Advances In Physiology Education 35.2 (2011): 227-236 Web. Can 2014.