Alicia Silverstone and Her Son Team Up for New PETA Campaign on Animal Dissection in Schools

Alicia Silverstone and her son Bear have joined PETA's new campaign to encourage kids to opt for animal-free dissection options in school

Alicia Silverstone and her son, Bear, are working together to support PETA's new campaign.

PETA created the "Cut Class, Not Frogs" campaign to empower schoolchildren to feel comfortable saying no to animal dissection in school — and to raise awareness about animal-free dissection methods.

PEOPLE has an exclusive look at the video Silverstone, 47, and 12-year-old Bear filmed for the new campaign.

In the clip, Silverstone encourages viewers to forgo the "violence" of animal dissection.

"We want our kids to be sensitive, thoughtful creatures walking through the world," the Clueless star says in the video, which includes shots of Silverstone posing with Bear in a school hallway.

"Dissection is the only thing we ask our kids to do in school that we would be disturbed to find out they were doing outside of school. Cutting up dead animals desensitizes them. It tells them it's OK to hurt other creatures, to hurt each other," Silverstone adds in the video.

Later in the video, Silverstone notes that "there are so many humane alternatives, from 3D models [to] computer programs."

She concludes the clip with advice on what she would do if she found out Bear's school expected him to dissect animals.

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"I would have a conversation with the school and show them, share with them, all these other alternatives," Silverstone says.

This isn't the Reptile actress' first time speaking out about dissection. Silverstone worked with PETA on a similar campaign encouraging students to exercise their right to say no to animal dissection nearly 30 years ago.

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Silverstone and Bear's relationship isn't all about work; the mother and son recently went on vacation together. On April 4, Silverstone shared an Instagram slideshow from her family vacation in Costa Rica with Bear, whom she shares with her ex-husband Christopher Jarecki.

Silverstone captioned the post "Eating delicious food... white water rafting… and spending quality time with my son. 🥰 Costa Rica has amazing so far!"

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