Viva vivisection!
Who cares
for frog or toad,
how it fares
or the mode
of its exit?
— hordes spreadeagled,
open to slit
of sharp scalpel
wielded with intent
doubtless humane
— for healing meant —
and surely not bane:
for what creature pain
knows, besides man;
or would we not fain
have called for ban?
Besides, of what use
is life-like fake,
when student must lose
distaste hands shake?
Also, one must spurn
videos, null and void
as means to learn
— naught but pixels in a void;
nor can much be said
for interactive
programs — as dead
as dormice when live.
Too, hands-on source
’s not all that’s lost
in that suicide course —
tally dollar cost!
So let bleeding hearts
stage their protest
— there’s no denying part
played by mere pests —
Who will gainsay
how light a score
of guinea-pigs weighs
in scale ’gainst sore?
Know it’s to heal
we have animal tests;
when it comes to our weal
vivisection is best!
