Yes... forgive me:sadcrying.... I had to dissect a cat when I thought I wanted to go into nursing. In Anatomy class. They came from the local pound. I had a hard time doing it but I have always been way too empathetic for my own good.(Empathetic over a dead cat,no less!) It really was interesting but , I couldn't separate the kitty from the dissection. I couldn't even hurt a dead cat so I knew I couldn't go into a profession where I might have to hurt someone. Crazy,huh?
That being said my lab partner absolutely loved it and she even named the cat Lucky.