--- In EquineCushings@y..., belindavet@a... wrote:
Donating a horse with any disease to a veterinary college helps
bring the
reality of the disease to the student. In my experience, at
Cornell, the
animals were never used for experimentation, only to show the
students, then
humanely euthanise and perform a necropsy to look for associated
lesions,
like pituitary tumors, etc. If there is a medication trial that
might help
an animal, they would probably ask your permission in signing the
animal up
for it.
Belinda,
Is this pretty much true for most vet colleges? That is my biggest worry (not that Star is my horse) - that something unpleasant or painful would be done to her prior to her death or euthanisia.
