Reinstate Jamie Scott without prejudice so that she can complete her DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) degree.
Our dear friend Jamie Scott was denied her DVM
(Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) license at Ross University after
challenging the killing and harming of innocent lives in the name of
education. With only one and a half semesters to complete her degree,
she was dismissed from Ross.
JamieScott originally attended Ross University because she was
informed that she would not have to perform surgeries she considered
unethical. However, the university mandated that she partake in the
killing of animals in order to graduate. Jamiewas threatened with
being flunked out if she did not perform terminal surgeries, and was
harassed and unfairly discriminated against on account of her views
concerning animals. Ultimately she was unjustly dismissed despite
helping and saving numerous animals’ lives.
Ross University
requires students to operate on healthy animals who are then killed or
“terminated” at the end of their surgical procedures.Terminal
surgeries involve anesthetizing healthy animals including sheep, goats
and donkeys and subjecting them to procedures that they don't need, such
astracheostomies, gastrotomies, and joint taps.Many
veterinary schools have replaced such terminal surgeries with effective
and humane teaching tools. These humane alternatives include willed
body cadaver donation programs, anatomy models, and survival surgeries
performed under close faculty supervision such as spays, castrations,
andmassremovals on animals who actually benefit from the procedures.The
school continues to ignore requests to reinstate Jamie, including
disregarding signed letters of endorsement from three practicing
veterinarians.
It’s time for Ross
University to reinstate Jamie without prejudice so she can complete her
degree. Any student is entitled to the right to opt out of procedures
which involve killing animals unnecessarily. Jamie was a person who
attempted to prioritize the value of sentient life and to give all
animals a reasonable opportunity for a decent life. Please support this
very important issue within the overall goal of changing how animals
are perceived in all veterinary schools.
Thank you,
Lori Cooper
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