Role of Veterinarians in Animal Welfare
Veterinarians, especially with the increasing number of female professionals in the field, play a crucial role in promoting animal welfare through daily practices, advocacy, education, and research. They are involved in various sectors like biomedical, wildlife, and farm animal research, as well as managing laboratory animal colonies. Veterinarians also contribute to training, legislation drafting, and collaborating with different stakeholders to ensure the well-being of animals.
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ANIMAL WELFARE(CLASS- 3) (ROLE OF VETERINARIANS) Unit 7 Dr. Ranveer Kumar Sinha Assistant Professor cum Junior Scientist E-mail: ranveervet@rediffmail.com Department of Veterinary Medicine Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800 014 (BASU, Patna)
ROLE OF VETERINARIANS IN ANIMAL WELFARE Introduction:- In 1960, less than 2% of veterinarians were female; today 45% are female will have an impact on the way the profession deals with animal welfare and animal rights. Public opinion polls find that women are about 15 percentage points more positive toward animal welfare issues than men. At the present time behaviour biologists still struggle with the difficult task of "measuring happiness" in the animals.
Continu--- Poor health contributes to poor welfare, the opposite necessarily the case. is not Pet animals are now considered members of the household, people are requesting advanced veterinary services and paying more for them.
Continu--- Veterinarian role in animal welfare through:- Veterinarian daily practices. Veterinary advocacy to animal owners. Education and promotion of animal welfare to the wide public. Animal welfare scientific research.
Continu--- Veterinarians play a central role in biomedical , wildlife and farm animal research. Management of laboratory animal production and maintenance colonies It may be seen that the laboratory animal veterinarian is jack of all trades. Indeed they are masters of most of the component disciplines. Veterinarians and institutional animal ethics committees
Continu--- Training of investigators and technical staff is an important function carried out by veterinarians in many institutions using animals Act as information or publicity officers with potential for interaction with the media and the general community in public forums. Drafting animal welfare legislation and participating in programs and projects. Collaboration with other interested parties on animal welfare
