Specimens don't come cheaply

The Vancouver Province
April 12, 2005
Elaine O'Connor
Education Reporter

The Vancouver School Board pays about $5 per frog, which is shared between two students. That's about $75 per class of 30 students.
 
A pail of cow eyes costs $257. The cost per 30 students is $77, halved if two students can share an eye.
 
Fetal pigs can cost $16 and $25 per pig. One pig is typically shared among three students, with the cost for 30 students about $210.
 
The board procures animals for dissection from Victoria-based Northwest Scientific Supply Ltd.
 
The frogs come from U.S. and Mexican "collectors."
 
Fetal pigs and cow eyes come from slaughterhouses, and the rats are usually bred for scientific use.