Cocker spaniel and greyhound brains, blackened lungs of a smoker, hearts, skeletons, a two-headed calf and a pet show were just a few of the various activities that took place at Trotter and Mosier halls Saturday for K-State's annual Open House festivities.

Manhattan residents, K-State students and children were entertained, grossed out and enlightened during the College of Veterinary Medicine's Open House activities.

Children also brought stuffed dogs, cats and a rabbit to get checked and treated at the pet clinic as part of the college's scheduled activities.

Alejandra Desormaux, first-year vet-med student, said the pet clinic was fun for kids and important practice for veterinary students wanting to gain experience with performing pet check-ups.

"Children bring their own stuffed animal, we check them in, get information about their stuffed animal," Desormaux said. "I take them into the exam room, ask questions, do heart checks and make prescriptions."

In addition to seeking treatment for their stuffed animals at the pet clinic, children got the opportunity to learn about anesthesia and surgery for animals.

Children also dressed up like surgeons with scrubs, surgeon's mask and gloves. Kyle Anderson, second-year vet-med student, said a mock surgical suite is at the veterinary school every year because children enjoy it.

Volunteers Brett Peterson and Corey Hutton from the Safe Harbor Prison Dog Program talked to audience members in Mosier Hall's Frick Auditorium about their program that adopts unwanted dogs, treats them and takes them to prison to be trained by inmates.

"We're the largest prison-based dog adoption of its kind in the nation," Peterson said.

Safe Harbor started four years ago, and the volunteers usually travel in groups of two to dog shelters and adopt dogs no one else wants. Many of the dogs test positive for heartworm disease, and have dental problems and various other complications, like arthritis.

After treatment, the dogs are taken to a correctional facility in Lansing, Kan., where they are trained and fostered by inmates with dog training experience.