Virginia Tech s fetal pigs come from Nebraska Scientific . Fetal pigs come from sows who are slaughtered for their meat.
Slaughterhouses receive income every time someone buys meat or purchases a fetal pig to dissect.
Through the law of supply and demand, the continuing purchase of animal products will encourage the slaughterhouses to continue to supply their product. While not purchasing the fetal pigs will certainly not put the slaughterhouses out of business, vegetarians and vegans find it deeply offensive to be required to support this industry in any way. I know very little about this aspect and would greatly appreciate any input . We are in the sense that we are asking for a different method of learning about the anatomy of fetal pigs. We are not in the sense that we are asking that our strongly held beliefs be respected, a common tenet in much of American society.