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  2. May 19, 2026
13 State Legislators Call on CU Anschutz to Replace Animals in Deadly Surgery Course

DENVER, Colo.—Every May, the University of Colorado Anschutz conducts a controversial exercise increasingly out of step with most medical centers: Surgeons-in-training cut open live animals to remove organs and perform procedures.