Animals can sometimes carry germs that can make people sick, even if they look clean and healthy. You don’t have to touch an animal to get sick, the germs can spread to cages, bedding, and wherever animals roam. There have been disease outbreaks from hatching eggs and chicks in the classroom and from contaminated animal products used for hands-on learning, such as owl pellets for dissection. For examples, Salmonella and E. coli are common germs spread by animals. (Angel)