Ethics IN Veterinary Practice An incisive examination of relevant
and contemporary ethical issues facing veterinary practitioners,
students, instructors, and animal researchers In Ethics in
Veterinary Practice: Balancing Conflicting Interests, a team of
distinguished scholars delivers a foundational exploration of
animal ethics and a guide to examining contemporary issues and
dilemmas that arise regularly in veterinary practice. The book
offers comprehensive, quickly accessible, and up-to-date
information on veterinary ethics with content devoted to unique
issues by practice type. The authors offer a primary resource for
veterinary ethics useful for veterinarians, faculty, instructors,
senior undergraduates, and veterinary students that focuses on
recognizing and addressing real-life ethical dilemmas and relevant
philosophical discussions about the moral status of animals, animal
rights, and interests. Ethics in Veterinary Practice presents
material on integrative medicine, animal pain, moral stress, and
the future of veterinary ethics. Readers will also find: A thorough
introduction to a theoretical basis for veterinary ethics,
including discussions of animal welfare, ethical theories, and
legal issues Comprehensive explorations of clinical veterinary
ethics, including discussions of veterinary advocacy, ethical
dilemmas, professionalism, economic issues, and medical errors
Practical discussions of ethical concerns by practice type,
including companion animals, equines, and animals used for food
In-depth examination of emerging ethical concerns including animal
use in veterinary education and animal maltreatment Perfect for
practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, and veterinary
technicians and nurses, Ethics in Veterinary Practice: Balancing
Conflicting Interests will also earn a place in the libraries of
instructors teaching veterinary ethics, as well as biomedical and
animal ethicists. "As veterinary medicine becomes more
technologically and socially complex, interest in ethics is
growing. Ethics in Veterinary Practice provides a needed reference
from the North American perspective, for anyone facing ethical
dilemmas (i.e., all of us). Suitable for practitioners, students,
and technicians, the book supplies factual background and practical
guidance for navigation accompanied by a clear ethical analysis of
common dilemmas in all aspects of veterinary medicine." Lisa Moses
Veterinary Specialist in Internal Medicine Center for Bioethics
Harvard Medical School, USA "Ethics in Veterinary Practice is a
statement of both the influence of Bernie Rollin's lifetime work
and of the coming of age of veterinary ethics. From the moral
status of animals to veterinary ethical dilemmas, from medical
errors to professionalism, from economic issues to end-of-life
decision making, Ethics in Veterinary Practice leaves no stone
unturned. A must-read for students and professionals alike." Manuel
Magalhaes Sant'Ana European Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare
Science, Ethics and Law University of Lisbon, Portugal "This book
makes a valuable contribution to the subject, hosting writing from
a number of prominent scholars in the field. The book bravely
tackles several contemporary issues including veterinary
corporations, moral stress and medical errors as well as providing
updated insights into the history of the profession and veterinary
professionalism. Throughout, the complex and contested place of
animals within our society is openly and thoughtfully explored from
a veterinary perspective. " Vanessa Ashall European Veterinary
Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law University of
York, UK
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