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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 204674" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>1) Euthanize the dog. Ethical treatment of animals means not letting them suffer. We quickly kill animals everyday, it is a shame that the dog doesn't have a better owner but at least she is not taking the dog to the country to drop it off. I guess I see to much of that.</p><p></p><p>2) Explain that the pain the pig is suffering will probably cause the pig to abort. Find the money aspect if that is all the people care about as a way to get the pig some drugs for pain. I'd even suggest that she was in pain and it might be better to put her down now. Probably wouldn't do again good but I'd try.</p><p></p><p>3) I'm not a vet but medication to keep the cow without pain and some sort of patch (?) and I'd leave her alive. The key is pain free.</p><p></p><p>4) No it is not ethical and if the owner wants to starve his animals to death I'd make a call to the proper authorities.</p><p></p><p>5) I am presuming that I've given the producer all of the information already and he won't listen. I wouldn't do it. A vet's oath is to relieve animals suffering - not cause it needlessly.</p><p></p><p>6) Obviously the owner could care less about the pigs, only about the dollar so it explain it to him in that way. Show him how air quality will affect his production. If he still won't listen then wait for the first sick pig and remind him of what you said.</p><p></p><p>Just read where you said explain why so am adding on to my post. My vet in his clinic has up the Veterinary oath one part of it says: "I will strive to promote animal health and welfare, relieve animal suffering"</p><p>I tried to answer the questions based on that. It is a vet's job to relieve animal suffereing not to make the owner's feel good. If I ran into clients who were treating animals inhumanely and wouldn't let me help I'd turn them in in a heartbeat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 204674, member: 1258"] 1) Euthanize the dog. Ethical treatment of animals means not letting them suffer. We quickly kill animals everyday, it is a shame that the dog doesn't have a better owner but at least she is not taking the dog to the country to drop it off. I guess I see to much of that. 2) Explain that the pain the pig is suffering will probably cause the pig to abort. Find the money aspect if that is all the people care about as a way to get the pig some drugs for pain. I'd even suggest that she was in pain and it might be better to put her down now. Probably wouldn't do again good but I'd try. 3) I'm not a vet but medication to keep the cow without pain and some sort of patch (?) and I'd leave her alive. The key is pain free. 4) No it is not ethical and if the owner wants to starve his animals to death I'd make a call to the proper authorities. 5) I am presuming that I've given the producer all of the information already and he won't listen. I wouldn't do it. A vet's oath is to relieve animals suffering - not cause it needlessly. 6) Obviously the owner could care less about the pigs, only about the dollar so it explain it to him in that way. Show him how air quality will affect his production. If he still won't listen then wait for the first sick pig and remind him of what you said. Just read where you said explain why so am adding on to my post. My vet in his clinic has up the Veterinary oath one part of it says: "I will strive to promote animal health and welfare, relieve animal suffering" I tried to answer the questions based on that. It is a vet's job to relieve animal suffereing not to make the owner's feel good. If I ran into clients who were treating animals inhumanely and wouldn't let me help I'd turn them in in a heartbeat. [/QUOTE]
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