Version 1
: Received: 6 July 2023 / Approved: 7 July 2023 / Online: 10 July 2023 (03:45:11 CEST)
How to cite:
Tracz, M.; Jackowska-Tracz, A.; Dzikowski, A. Animal Welfare in the Polish Veterinary Code of Ethics Versus Selected Veterinary Codes of Ethics. Preprints2023, 2023070530. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0530.v1
Tracz, M.; Jackowska-Tracz, A.; Dzikowski, A. Animal Welfare in the Polish Veterinary Code of Ethics Versus Selected Veterinary Codes of Ethics. Preprints 2023, 2023070530. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0530.v1
Tracz, M.; Jackowska-Tracz, A.; Dzikowski, A. Animal Welfare in the Polish Veterinary Code of Ethics Versus Selected Veterinary Codes of Ethics. Preprints2023, 2023070530. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0530.v1
APA Style
Tracz, M., Jackowska-Tracz, A., & Dzikowski, A. (2023). Animal Welfare in the Polish Veterinary Code of Ethics Versus Selected Veterinary Codes of Ethics. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0530.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Tracz, M., Agnieszka Jackowska-Tracz and Andrzej Dzikowski. 2023 "Animal Welfare in the Polish Veterinary Code of Ethics Versus Selected Veterinary Codes of Ethics" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0530.v1
Abstract
The practice of the veterinary profession is regulated by public law and corporate regulations. The most fundamental corporate regulations of veterinary associations, to which membership is a condition of practising the profession, are the codes of veterinary ethics. The codes of ethics contain five basic rules for practising veterinary responsibilities to animals, clients, the public, the veterinary team, and the veterinarians themselves. Veterinarians are often faced with dilemmas about whose interests to protect; this is due to the tasks the profession carries out while protecting the animals of their owners and the public. Ethical principles are a guideline for veterinarians in difficult situations. Depending on the hierarchy of values imposed by codes of ethics, different decisions can be made. In this article, we present the importance that the Polish code of veterinary ethics gives to animal welfare as an obligation of veterinarians towards animals and compare how animal welfare is positioned in the European, American, British and New Zealand codes of veterinary ethics. In contrast to other codes, the Polish code of veterinary ethics does not sufficiently recognise animal welfare as a value to be protected in the practice of the profession.
Keywords
veterinary medicine; law; professional ethics; moral philosophy; code of ethics
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine
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