Investigating cruelty to animals in private and commercial settings

Tiplady, Catherine

doi:10.14264/uql.2016.375

Cited by 1 publication

(4 citation statements)

References 55 publications

(101 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…With these findings in mind, it is unsurprising that animal abuse is such a difficult behaviour to prosecute and secure a successful conviction. As mentioned previously, in the UK, reporting is not mandated, 12 compounding additional barriers such as client confidentiality issues 13 and fear of loss in business earnings 15 . Most importantly, we can not be surprised by low reporting rates if veterinarians receive less than 2 hours of training on how to deal with suspected cases and this is echoed consistently in previous studies 12 15 16 .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…As mentioned previously, in the UK, reporting is not mandated [12] compounding additional barriers such as client confidentiality issues [13], and fear of loss in business earnings [15]. Most importantly, we can not be surprised by low reporting rates if veterinarians receive less than two hours of training on how to deal with suspected cases and echoed consistently in previous studies [12,15,16]. Given that we know one of the reasons for not reporting is uncertainty (or a lack of confidence) in deciding whether to report [15], we wanted to not only confirm these findings on limited training, but also examine the effect of training, in psychological terms, on reporting behaviour.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Reporting animal abuse is not mandated in the UK [12], and there is variation in the amount of training/guidance provided in veterinary curriculum. When we examine the literature on reporting we find only a small proportion of veterinarians in a US study [13] report suspected cases (i.e., 192 of 719 suspected cases).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A further report from New Zealand [14] indicated fear of loss of business. In Australia and New Zealand the most reported reason for non-referral of cases was the perceived lack of adequate training of best practice [12,15,16]. A report from the United States [17] concluded that, during veterinarians' professional training, an average of 76 minutes was dedicated to detecting abuse and the referral procedures.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

To report, or not to report, animal abuse: the role of perceived self‐efficacy in veterinarians’ decision‐making

2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundVeterinarians are on the frontline of animal welfare, but little is known about the factors that facilitate their decision to report cases of abuse to authorities. Using perceived self-efficacy as a basis, the primary aim of this study was to examine the psychological and experiential factors linked to veterinarians’ reporting behaviour.MethodsWe administered questionnaires to 176 veterinarians assessing the amount of training received on detecting/reporting animal abuse, perceived self-efficacy to report animal abuse, and whether they have reported animal abuse incidents to the relevant authorities.ResultsWe found that perceived self-efficacy positively correlated with suspecting and reporting animal abuse, number of hours of specialised training, and years working in practice. As hypothesised, we also found that perceived self-efficacy explained the relationship between specialised training (in hours) and reporting animal abuse.ConclusionsThese findings highlight the psychological impact of specialised training on veterinarians’ reporting behaviour. Simply put, specialist training equips veterinarians with the confidence and self-efficacy to report suspected cases of animal abuse. The implications for training curriculum and veterinary policy are discussed.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 73%