Fact Sheetn Tens of thousands of cats, frogs and other animals are killed annually, specifically for dissection and other educational purposes.n The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s policy is modeled after the Pennsylvania Students Rights Option, a law established in 1992, which enables public and nonpublic students from grades K-12 who do not want to harm animals as part of their coursework to use an alternative instead.n Pennsylvania is one of10 states that have enacted student choice laws and po