An introduction to veterinary medical ethics
Subtitle: theory and cases
By: Bernard E. Rollin.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.; Wiley-Interscience; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780813803999
Subjects: Veterinary medicine -- Moral and ethical aspects; Veterinarians -- Professional ethics; Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects
Description: "One of the most difficult issues that confronts veterinarians and staff today concerns the profession's obligation to the animal and the sometimes conflicting demands from clients, peers and society. The veterinarian's role has become more complex with new ethical challenges posed by issues such as growing public awareness regarding animal welfare, increasing economic value of companion animals, growth of veterinary specialization, experimentation with alternative and complementary medicine, and concern for pain management and mental well-being of animals. Written by an acknowledged pioneer in veterinary ethics, An Introduction to Veterinary Medical Ethics addresses the ethical challenges that veterinarians face daily as they seek to balance obligations to animal, client, peers, society and self. The book offers a highly readable and approachable introduction to the nature of ethical theory, reasoning and decision-making, and its practical application to veterinary medicine. Now with over 100 real-life veterinary case histories and analysis, this edition also includes new discussions of animal pain, distress and happiness, ethics of critical care, alternative medicine, legal status and value of animals, and Aesculapian authority."--Publisher's website.