Identity, Gender, and Tracking

Vermilya, Jenny R.

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“…This narrative reflects the role of veterinarians in (re)producing the ambivalent classification of animals as close companions and even "family members" [Vet Treiber] in companion animal medicine while being perceived as food producing livestock (in German law as Lebensmittellieferndes Tier) in the context of farm animal medicine [17,18,25]. This juxtaposition of emotions and economics significantly diverges between the two fields.…”

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“…This exploratory research project addresses the paucity of sociological research in veterinary medicine, particularly with a comparative research design [1,24]. Empirical sociological research on killing in veterinary medicine focuses on one setting or field, such as small animal clinics [17][18][19]. Therefore, GT's constant comparison [51] and theoretical sampling [46,51,52] contribute to comparative analysis and theory development despite a smaller sample size (compared to quantitative approaches).…”

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“…In the past, clients occasionally requested the euthanasia of horses that no longer served a sporting purpose or had diminished economic value. However, as horses have transitioned from being perceived as mere farm animals to highly valued companion animals, the evaluation of economic factors has taken on a different meaning [18,25]. Dr. Kaufmann and his colleague ("we also in the plural") strongly discourage requests for euthanasia based solely on the client's economic considerations.…”

Section: Economic Reasoning: Distinguishing Farm Animal Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In practice, clear boundaries are often absent. As empirical observations show, veterinary medicine boundaries are inherently messy [17,18]. Disciplinary boundaries are fluid, with individuals working in different areas simultaneously or throughout their careers, animals appearing in various roles (research, agriculture, and companion animals), and location adding further complexity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The literature review on euthanasia in veterinary medicine focuses on the ethical challenges veterinarians face [3,[9][10][11][12][13]. In their training, prospective veterinarians learn some techniques and justifications for euthanasia [14,15] to incorporate this aspect of their work into their professional identity [16][17][18]. Different techniques and methods are used to kill an animal, depending on the context and stakeholders involved.…”

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Justifying Euthanasia: A Qualitative Study of Veterinarians’ Ethical Boundary Work of “Good” Killing

Bubeck

2023

Animals

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(1) Veterinarians are regularly required to euthanize their “objects of care” as part of their work, which distinguishes them from other healthcare professionals. This paper examines how veterinarians navigate the ethical tensions inherent in euthanasia, particularly the collision between the routine practice of killing animals within their profession and the broader social and moral implications. (2) Using the sociological concept of ethical boundary work as a theoretical framework, this research observes how veterinarians draw boundaries by positioning their euthanasia practices on the ethical “good” spectrum. A grounded theory study of 17 qualitative interviews with veterinarians was conducted. (3) The findings highlight differences in ethical boundary work within veterinary medicine, particularly in the distinction between farm animals and companion animals. Economic and emotional reasoning play differing roles in explanation and justification. Ethical boundary work is a tool for distinguishing normative frameworks in different areas of veterinary medicine. (4) In conclusion, veterinarians grapple with the realities of an imperfect world and often rely on boundary work to assert diverse interests and navigate multiple contexts. By exploring the complexities of ethical boundary work, this study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the moral landscape within veterinary practice.

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Medicine, Value, and Knowledge in the Veterinary Clinic: Questions for and From Medical Anthropology and the Medical Humanities

Desmond

2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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The welcome development of the veterinary humanities, and veterinary anthropology specifically, raises the question of its potential relationship with the now well-established field(s) of the medical humanities, and of medical anthropology. Although there are national variations, the term “medical humanities” generally refers to either the tapping of the humanities to improve medical education by developing, through engagement with the humanities like literature and visual art, skills in empathy, visualization and expressivity, or alternatively, it refers to the application of humanities approaches of cultural critique to the presumptions, practices and institutions of the human medical world to denaturalize the ideologies of knowledge that contemporary human medicine professions depend upon. This article reflects on the potential impact that the development of a veterinary medical humanities could have on the field of (human) medical humanities and vice versa. Could such a development force a re-conception of notions of agency, of consent, and of the position of “patient” when the (human based) medical humanities is expanded to include both human and veterinary medicine? What would the potential usefulness, or limitations, both in conceptual and in applied terms, be of constructing a multi-species notion of “medical humanities?” What can such a comparative approach offer to veterinary medicine, in practice and in terms of the curricula of veterinary training? To reflect on these questions, this article draws on my multiple years of fieldwork in veterinary clinics and classrooms to first lay out the constituent components of the formal practice of contemporary veterinary medicine (at least in the U.S.) in terms of the roles that species specificity and relations to humans play in the delivery of care, and then seeks to center the animal in these practices to ask questions about consent, resistance, veterinary obligation, and the role of finance in comparison with human medicine. These similarities and differences will form the basis for a consideration of the effects of enlarging the medical humanities to encompass more than one species.

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Identity, Gender, and Tracking

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Justifying Euthanasia: A Qualitative Study of Veterinarians’ Ethical Boundary Work of “Good” Killing

Justifying Euthanasia: A Qualitative Study of Veterinarians’ Ethical Boundary Work of “Good” Killing

Medicine, Value, and Knowledge in the Veterinary Clinic: Questions for and From Medical Anthropology and the Medical Humanities

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