Ethics in Practice

Are You a Pediatrician or a Mechanic?

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Bernard Rollin, February 8, 2010

Scenario: All too often, companion animal practitioners are faced with a client who is unable to pay for a pet’s medical procedure, or an animal is brought to the practice th

The Human–Animal Bond: Client versus Patient Needs

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Richard Meadows, September 22, 2009

Scenario: Companion animal practitioners commonly see dogs and cats with multiple, significant medical problems,many of which may not be known to the owners.

Animal Hoarding

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Gary J. Patronek, January 2009

Scenario: Despite frequent appointments, a client's pets are often in poor to marginal condition, usually presented for conditions suggesting poor preventive care and lapses in husbandry.

Ethical Decision Making & Cosmetic Surgery

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Franklin D. McMillan, September 2008

The legal view of animals as property opens the door for people to do things to animals that would be questionable or prohibited if done to children.

Decision-Making Issues with Euthanasia

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Alice Villalobos, May 2008

One in 3 people who euthanize their pets are haunted by the decision. Most of them anguish over whether the decision was made too soon or too late.1

Cosmetic Dentistry

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Casey L. Kurtz & Charlotte Lacroix, January 2008

Cosmetic dentistry is a quickly growing field within veterinary medicine.

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