Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.