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.
Jamie Scott
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. Jamie was 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 as tracheostomies, 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, and mass removals 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 is 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.
Ross University, Veterinary School Dean
DeVry Education Group, Senior Director of Investor and Media Relations
Dr. Dean Hendrickson, Associate Dean, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine
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