A model curriculum for the study of animal welfare in colleges and schools of veterinary medicine

Lord, Linda K.; Millman, Suzanne T.; Carbone, Lawrence G.; Cook, Nigel B.; Fisher, Andrew; McKeegan, Dorothy; Morton, David B.; Pajor, E. A.; Peralta, Jose M.; Robertson, Sheilah A.; Siegford, Janice M.; Egrie, P. Gary; Mashima, Ted Y.; Turner, Patricia V.; _, _; Golab, Gail; Patterson-Kane, Emily

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“…It remains unknown to what extent the teaching of ethics to veterinary students enables them to minimise or avoid moral stress. There is no accepted gold standard for veterinary ethics education and curricula vary, with ethics taught as a standalone subject in some programs and integrated into other subjects in other programs [ 13 , 14 ].…”

Section: Ethics In Veterinary Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a 2011 survey of veterinary colleges in Canada, the USA and the Caribbean, only 62% of responding colleges (13 of 21) indicated that ethics was a core component of the curriculum and a mean of 15.5 h of ethics instruction occurred over the curriculum. Further, only 33% (7 of 21) of colleges indicated that students were formally assessed for ethical knowledge and decision-making [ 13 ].…”

Section: Ethics In Veterinary Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Animal welfare and ethics scholars from eight Australasian veterinary schools developed the One Welfare Portal ( ), a shared online curriculum resource incorporating a range of interactive features, including case-based scenarios with guided ethical discussion [ 16 ]. The resource includes eight subsections, agreed upon by animal welfare and ethics educators on animal welfare science, ethics, companion animals, production animals, wild animals, animals used in research and teaching, animal use within sport, recreation and display and aquatic animals [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. It incorporates a virtual online debating platform to facilitate student discussion of potentially polarising topics [ 17 ].…”

Section: Ethics In Veterinary Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…), local regulations, client, veterinary practitioner and individual religious and cultural values. Professional veterinary medical training provides veterinarians and veterinary technicians with tools for providing medical care, and, increasingly, include those needed for identifying and assessing animal welfare risk factors [ 13 ]. Yeates describes this role of veterinary oversight of animal welfare as a key veterinary privilege [ 49 ].…”

Section: Understanding Veterinary Ethical Challenges and Animal Wementioning

confidence: 99%

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Speaking Up: Veterinary Ethical Responsibilities and Animal Welfare Issues in Everyday Practice

Trujillo

Fawcett

Brouwer

et al. 2018

Animals

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Simple SummaryVeterinarians have an ethical obligation to provide good care for the animals that they see in practice. However, at times, there may be conflicts between the interests of animal caregivers or owners, the interests of veterinarians and the interests of animals. We provide an overview of why and how veterinary ethics is taught to veterinary students, as well as providing a context for thinking about veterinary ethical challenges and animal welfare issues. We argue that veterinarians are ethically obliged to speak up and ask questions when problems arise or are seen and provide a series of clinical case examples in which there is scope for veterinarians to improve animal welfare by ‘speaking up’.AbstractAlthough expectations for appropriate animal care are present in most developed countries, significant animal welfare challenges continue to be seen on a regular basis in all areas of veterinary practice. Veterinary ethics is a relatively new area of educational focus but is thought to be critically important in helping veterinarians formulate their approach to clinical case management and in determining the overall acceptability of practices towards animals. An overview is provided of how veterinary ethics are taught and how common ethical frameworks and approaches are employed—along with legislation, guidelines and codes of professional conduct—to address animal welfare issues. Insufficiently mature ethical reasoning or a lack of veterinary ethical sensitivity can lead to an inability or difficulty in speaking up about concerns with clients and ultimately, failure in their duty of care to animals, leading to poor animal welfare outcomes. A number of examples are provided to illustrate this point. Ensuring that robust ethical frameworks are employed will ultimately help veterinarians to “speak up” to address animal welfare concerns and prevent future harms.

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Section: Ethics In Veterinary Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ethics In Veterinary Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ethics In Veterinary Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Understanding Veterinary Ethical Challenges and Animal Wementioning

confidence: 99%

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Speaking Up: Veterinary Ethical Responsibilities and Animal Welfare Issues in Everyday Practice

Trujillo

Fawcett

Brouwer

et al. 2018

Animals

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“…In the current survey, respondents were asked to comment on their own euthanasia training and the shared message was that although the majority felt they had the experience and knowledge to perform the task, they did not necessarily receive enough euthanasia training in veterinary school or through continuing education. A 2011 survey, including 21 AVMA-accredited veterinary medical colleges in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, found that only 10% of schools offered euthanasia and quality-of-life content and training [ 48 ]. Euthanasia training was generally included as a core topic, rather than elective credits, but students at the participating institutions only received an average of 4.4 h of training on this topic while in veterinary school [ 48 ].…”

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Preliminary Exploration of Swine Veterinarian Perspectives of On-Farm Euthanasia

Edwards‐Callaway

Cramer

Román-Muñiz

et al. 2020

Animals

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Euthanasia is a critical component in swine production and veterinarians play an important role in euthanasia protocol development and training. This study aimed to understand veterinarian involvement in and perspectives on euthanasia on pig farms. An online survey was disseminated both at a pig welfare conference and online via a veterinarian e-newsletter. Twenty-five veterinarians participated in the survey. The majority of respondents indicated that caretakers are the individuals making euthanasia decisions and performing the task (n = 17, 68% and 22, 88%, respectively). The majority (22, 88%) of respondents indicated that most of the facilities with which they work have a written euthanasia protocol, and 72% (18) indicated that they assisted in protocol development. Only half of respondents (13, 52%) agreed that “all employees performing euthanasia have been trained adequately”, and 80% (20) identified an interest in delivering more training. Less than half the respondents indicated that strategies for coping with “personal stress” and “emotional wellness” (12, 48%) were included in euthanasia training. While the moral stress of performing euthanasia is recognized, there is opportunity for addressing mental well-being in euthanasia resources. Although preliminary, this study supports the need for further euthanasia training on-farm, involving veterinarians in the process.

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Ethics

Anthony¹

2017

Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior

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A model curriculum for the study of animal welfare in colleges and schools of veterinary medicine

Cited by 30 publications

References 45 publications

Speaking Up: Veterinary Ethical Responsibilities and Animal Welfare Issues in Everyday Practice

Speaking Up: Veterinary Ethical Responsibilities and Animal Welfare Issues in Everyday Practice

Preliminary Exploration of Swine Veterinarian Perspectives of On-Farm Euthanasia

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