为什么有人选择捐赠
Why people choose donation
有些家庭希望宠物的离开能帮到别的动物：把遗体捐给兽医学院用于解剖教学，或捐给研究项目，帮助医生更了解某种疾病。对那些陪伴了一辈子、又没有条件做其他安排的人来说，“它最后还教会了未来的兽医一点东西”，是一种带着意义的告别。
Some families want their pet’s death to help other animals by donating the body to a veterinary school for anatomy teaching or to research on a disease. For those with few other options, the thought that it helped train future veterinarians gives the goodbye meaning.
流程和时间窗
The process and time window
捐赠几乎都要在宠物还在世时就先联系好接收机构，因为对方对体重、健康状况、是否做过某些手术、有没有传染病都有要求，而且接收名额和时间有限。离世后通常需要在很短时间内送达、冷藏保存，不能冷冻，也不能已经做过防腐处理。
Donation is almost always arranged while the animal is alive because the school has requirements for weight, health, prior surgery and infectious disease, and places are limited. After death the body usually must be delivered quickly and chilled, not frozen or embalmed.
- 联系兽医学院的遗体捐赠项目，确认它是否接受你的动物种类和条件。Contact a veterinary school donation program and confirm its requirements.
- 登记并取得编号，问清接收时间、地点和运输方式。Register, get an ID and clarify hours, location and transport.
- 离世后按要求冷藏、尽快送达，保留捐赠文件。After death, chill and deliver promptly while keeping the paperwork.
之后会怎样，是否收费
What happens afterward and the cost
不同机构做法不同：有些会在教学或研究结束后火化，再把骨灰返还给你，或统一撒放；有些不单独返还。费用也不一样，部分项目免费甚至补助运输，有些需要家庭承担一部分。这些都要在登记时问清楚，不要凭“捐赠应该免费”的假设行事。
Practices vary: some cremate after teaching and return the ash or scatter it collectively, while others do not return remains. Some programs are free or help with transport, others ask the family to share costs. Ask at registration rather than assuming donation is free.