Ethics in Veterinary Practice

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 Magalhães 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

Barry Kipperman is Instructor of Veterinary Ethics at the University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri. Bernard E. Rollin was a University Distinguished Professor and Professor of Philosophy, Animal Sciences, and Biomedical Sciences, as well as University Bioethicist at Colorado State University. He was the author of more than 20 books, including Animal Rights and Human Morality.

Ethics in Veterinary Practice: Balancing Conflicting Interests-B. Kipperman, B.E. Rollin, eds. List of contributors Foreword In memoriam Preface Introduction Acknowledgements Index Section 1-A Fundamental Basis for Veterinary Ethics 1- Why do Animals Matter? The Moral Status of Animals Bernard E. Rollin 2- Animal Welfare: Science, Policy and the Role of Veterinarians Joy A. Mench 3- Animal Ethics and the Evolution of the Veterinary Profession in the United States Bernard Unti 4- Introduction to Veterinary Ethics Barry Kipperman Bernard E. Rollin 5- Veterinary Ethics and the Law Carol Gray David Favre Section 2-Clinical Veterinary Ethics 6- Professionalism Liz H. Mossop 7- Veterinary Advocacies and Ethical Dilemmas Barry Kipperman 8- Economic Issues Barry Kipperman Gary Block Brian Forsgren 9- Medical Errors James Clark Barry Kipperman Section 3-Ethical Concerns by Practice Type 10- Companion Animals Shelter medicine- Julie Dinnage Outdoor cats, Overpopulation-Andrew Rowan Neutering/gonadectomy, Conformational disorders, Convenience surgeries- Anne Quain Behavioral medicine-Melissa Bain Referrals-Barry Kipperman Futile intervention -Christian Durnberger, Herwig Grimm Obesity- Barry Kipperman Access to care -Michael J. Blackwell 11- Laboratory Animals Larry Carbone 12- Food Animals Tim Blackwell Shaw Perrin Jennifer Walker 13- Equines David W. Ramey 14- Animals in Zoos, Aquaria, and Free-Ranging Wildlife Sathya Chinnadurai Barbara De Mori Jackie Gai 15- Exotic Pets Michael Dutton 16- Integrative Medicine Narda G. Robinson 17- Corporate Veterinary Medicine Thomas Edling Section 4-Emerging Ethical Concerns 18- Animal Use in Veterinary Education Andrew Knight Miriam A. Zemanova 19- Animal Pain Beatriz Monteiro Sheilah Robertson 20- Animal Maltreatment Martha Smith-Blackmore 21-Death James Yeates 22-Moral Stress Carrie Jurney Barry Kipperman 23-The Future of Veterinary Ethics Herwig Grimm Svenja Springer