Last week, our welfare veterinary nurse, Hayley Walters,
visited Edinburgh College to deliver a lecture in Animal Welfare and Ethics to
2nd year trainee veterinary nurses.
The lecture began with out-lining what animal welfare is NOT
as there are so many misconceptions out there. It then went on to explain what
animal welfare is and how we can measure it looking at the animal’s physical,
physiological and behavioural state. Then, by using real life cases, Hayley
went on to explain the difference between welfare and ethics and how it’s
important to separate the two when you are making decisions about long term
quality of life for an animal.
The student veterinary nurses were then divided into groups
and each given their own real life case study with treatment options and had to
discuss then present their welfare and ethical concerns for each treatment
option.
“By allowing students
to think for themselves about decision making and encouraging them to
discuss the impact their decisions have on an animal’s welfare, we will
hopefully encourage them to make good choices in the future. Choices not just
based on how they ethically feel about the treatment option, but also on what
the animal’s experience will be”.
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Group Work with 2nd
year veterinary nurses at Edinburgh College
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Lecturing to 2nd
year veterinary nurses at Edinburgh College
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