adoption and uni

[Guest guest]

Hiya everyone,

 

On the subject of vegan families adopting kids, my mum,( who is a social

worker) says that as adoptive parents you would first have to foster the

child. During this period the parents or courts would have control over

whether or not the child was vegan. she says you would have to prove your

diet was healthy and the childs weight and growth would be carefully

monitered, if they lost weight/ didn't put weight on in periods they should

be growing the foster care would end. also local authorities want kids

immunised and so wouldn't look favourably on perspective parent who disagree

with this.

 

I'm sure I've heard of a man who refused to pay the government the part of

his tax which was spent on arms. Instead he tried to pay in bread instead,

(he was a baker) I'm quiet sure he went to prison for this. Watch out. (nice

idea anyway.)

 

Could anyone help, I have to apply to uni this year, I want to work with

animals,preferably studying wild ones. or work finding scientific evidence

for animal organisations, like CAPS and animal aid. or studying nuitrition

to become a nuitritionalist.

This would probably involve a biology type course, I obviously don't want to

do dissection. Does anyone know of / have been to a uni where this is

possible? Is there any alternative routes which don't involve uni? Any

advice would be much appriciated.

 

Thankyou Anne

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Anne',

I studied Biol at York Uni 30 years ago .We were told to kill a rat to study

the muscles .I didnt nor did my partner

 

..We got the results from the others. .I ended up with a pet rat {I sneaked

it out after learning that he would have been killed as he would no longer

be germ free !!]

 

We also looked at fruit flies and I used to let mine out of the window.You

need to ask if there is much animal work involved.It depends on the

lecturers preferences

 

You may need to choose topics for study that are less likely to involve

animals. I avoided animal phisiology for that reason Good Luck Angie

 

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" Anne Grainger " <annejrgrainger

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Thursday, May 24, 2001 7:41 PM

adoption and uni

 

 

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> > > Could anyone help, I have to apply to uni this year, > This would

probably involve a biology type course, I obviously don't want to

> do dissection. Does anyone know of / have been to a uni where this is

> possible? > Thankyou Anne

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