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- Title
Law, ethics an professional practice -- Part 1: euthanasia of healthy, but aggressive, dogs.
- Authors
Tudor, Nina
- Abstract
The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 is in place to protect the public from aggressive dogs. Many dogs are euthanased as a result of vicious attacks on animals and people, especially children. The first article in this three-part series will focus on why dogs bite and the consequences of aggressive tendencies -- for the dog, dog owner, veterinary surgeon and the veterinary nurse. The veterinary nurse has a duty of care ethically and professionally, but not every case is 'black and white'. So what would you do if you disagreed with the decision to euthanase a healthy, but potentially aggressive, dog?
- Subjects
DANGEROUS dogs; EUTHANASIA of animals; DOG attacks; ANIMAL aggression; VETERINARIANS; DOG laws
- Publication
Veterinary Nursing Journal, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 2, p58
- ISSN
1741-5349
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/vnj.12007