scholarly journals Veterinary Students’ Perception and Understanding of Issues Surrounding the Slaughter of Animals According to the Rules of Halal: A Survey of Students from Four English Universities

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awal Fuseini ◽  
Andrew Grist ◽  
Toby G. Knowles
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Food Animals ◽  
Religious Slaughter ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Different Levels

The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception and level of understanding of religious slaughter issues, and the regulations governing the process, amongst veterinary students in England. A total of 459 veterinary students in different levels, or years of study (years 1–5), were surveyed. On whether there is a need for food animals to be stunned prior to slaughter, the majority of respondents 437 (95.2%) indicated that they would want all animals to be stunned before slaughter, including during religious slaughter, 17 (3.6%) either did not have an opinion or indicated ‘other’ as their preferred option and 5 (1.1%) indicated that religious slaughter should be exempt from stunning in order to comply with traditional religious values. The results showed a significant association between respondents’ year of study and (i) their understanding of UK animal welfare (at slaughter) regulations, (ii) their recognition of stunning as a pain-abolishing procedure and (iii) the likelihood of them wittingly purchasing and consuming meat from animals that have been stunned prior to slaughter, and also classified as Halal.

scholarly journals Market-Based Governance in Farm Animal Welfare—A Comparative Analysis of Public and Private Policies in Germany and France

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colette S. Vogeler
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Farm Animal ◽  
Farm Animal Welfare ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Animal Protection ◽  
Agricultural Restructuring ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
Different Levels

The intensification of livestock production and the focus on economic gains of agricultural policy have resulted in animal welfare related challenges. In many countries the societal concern for the welfare of farmed animals is increasing. Whereas policymakers on the European Union’s level and in EU member states have passed specific farm animal protection laws, the existing policies do not always guarantee the welfare of farmed animals. At the same time, the engagement of market actors in the field is increasing. This article explores the development of public and private policies in two countries with very different levels of regulation. By conducting a comparative analysis of public and private policies in Germany and France, the findings illustrate that, although they have different starting points, retailers in both countries are getting increasingly involved in farm animal welfare. In addition, there is evidence that governmental policies are shifting from regulatory to voluntary approaches in cooperation with the private sector. Given that in both countries these dynamics are a very recent development, it remains to be seen whether governmental actors will (re-)assume the lead in the field, whether they will engage in cooperation with private actors, or whether they will leave the task of agricultural restructuring to the market.

A Comparison of Veterinary Students Enrolled and Not Enrolled in an Animal-Welfare Course

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda K. Lord ◽  
Jennifer B. Walker ◽  
Candace C. Croney ◽  
Gail C. Golab
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Veterinary Students

The Influence of Workplace Learning on Attitudes toward Animal Welfare in Veterinary Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Pollard-Williams ◽  
Rebecca E. Doyle ◽  
Rafael Freire
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Veterinary Students

scholarly journals Familiarity and Interest in Working with Livestock Decreases the Odds of Having Positive Attitudes towards Non-Human Animals and Their Welfare among Veterinary Students in Italy

Animals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Mariti ◽  
Federica Pirrone ◽  
Mariangela Albertini ◽  
Angelo Gazzano ◽  
Silvana Diverio
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Normal Behaviour ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Species Type ◽  
Potential Impact

We investigated the attitudes of veterinary students towards animals and their welfare in Italy. Regression analyses revealed predictors that are significant in differentiating students’ scoring tendency based on their gender, familiarity, and intention to work with a specific animal species, type of diet, and membership in an animal rights association. Female students, who were mostly familiar with pets and aspired to work with species other than livestock, following an animal-free diet and being a member of an animal rights association, had a significantly greater odds of having a high Animal Attitude Scale score (AAS), i.e., very positive attitude towards animals, versus a less positive attitude. Conversely, the familiarity with livestock and preference for working with livestock significantly increased the odds of a low AAS. Overall, students considered all of the Brambell Report’s Five Freedoms important for animal welfare protection. However, students scored higher for companion animals than for livestock, particularly regarding the freedom to express normal behaviour and the absence of fear and distress. This study suggests that veterinary students place less importance on the psychological aspects of welfare for livestock, and there is a tendency for students who are mostly familiar, or aspire to work, with livestock to have a less positive attitude towards non-human animals and their welfare. These findings should be considered within the veterinary educational curriculum due to their potential impact on animal welfare.

scholarly journals Opinions towards Companion Animals and Their Welfare: A Survey of Croatian Veterinary Students

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomislav Mikuš ◽  
Mario Ostović ◽  
Ivana Sabolek ◽  
Kristina Matković ◽  
Željko Pavičić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
First Year ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After

This survey was the first one investigating opinions of veterinary students in Croatia towards companion animals and their welfare, with special reference to dogs and cats as the most popular companion animals in the European Union. The study included students of all six years of the integrated undergraduate and graduate veterinary medicine study programme in Croatia. First-year students were surveyed twice, before and after having attended the course on animal welfare. Student opinions were assessed on the basis of their mean responses to five-point Likert scale questions and frequency of responses to Yes/No/I do not know questions and ratio scale questions. Study results revealed students to have strongly positive opinions towards companion animals and their welfare. The majority of student statements did not differ significantly between the first and sixth study years or before and after having attended the animal welfare course in the first study year, mostly yielding a straight, non-fluctuating line. Students were not sure whether welfare of companion dogs and cats was compromised. Study results pointed to reliable and reasonable opinions of veterinary medicine students in Croatia towards companion animals and their welfare, as well as to the welfare issues these species may be facing nowadays.

Knowledge and opinions of veterinary students in Italy toward animal welfare science and law

2017 ◽  
Vol 180 (9) ◽  
pp. 225-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Magnani ◽  
N. Ferri ◽  
A. Dalmau ◽  
S. Messori
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Professional Interest ◽  
Animal Welfare Science ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
University Training ◽  
High Degree

Animal welfare (AW) is a growing concern worldwide and veterinary students are expected to demonstrate a high degree of professional interest in the welfare of animals. However, previous studies have highlighted gaps in the teaching of AW teaching in different countries, possibly impairing veterinary competency in the area. This survey aimed to assess the opinions of Italian veterinary students towards AW, as well as their knowledge on the issue. Questions were divided into different sections, investigating the definition of, and information on, AW, knowledge about AW legislation, and the level of tolerance towards AW in regard to the use of animals for different purposes. Results showed that behaviour was the most frequently used word to define AW. Italian students considered their own level of knowledge on AW as good, relying on their university training, websites and television. They requested more AW legislation, but when questioned on specifics of the current legislation, there was a general lack of knowledge. Although poultry, pigs and rabbits were considered the species experiencing the worst management conditions, the species that raised the most AW concerns were companion animals and cattle. Results from this investigation may allow the development of tailored actions aimed at appropriately implementing educational strategies, at national and international levels, to improve the role of future veterinarians as leaders in AW.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF TECHNICAL FACULTIES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE STUDY OF ENGLISH

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Tsymbal S. V. ◽  
◽  
Yaremenko N. V. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Current Control ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Action Current ◽  
Educational Achievements ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Effective Organization ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
Different Levels

The article deals with the approaches of the organization of control of educational achievements of students of technical faculties during the study of English and presents their own experience in its implementation. It is established that for the effective organization of the educational process it is necessary to evaluate the work of students both during practical classes and their independent work systematically. During pedagogical activity it is established that during the current control it is expedient to organize preliminary and thematic control. When exercising control, it is necessary to take into account the correctness of the answers, the completeness of the disclosure of educational material and the independence of the task. Moreover, we note that there are different levels of knowledge acquisition, namely: the level of understanding; level of knowledge; level of reproductive action; level of productive action; level of creative action. Current control can take place in two ways: in the form of frontal control or individual control, orally or in writing, depending on the purpose of the inspection. It was found that no less important attention should be paid to the organization of control of independent work of students, which is aimed at testing the acquisition of both theoretical knowledge and work with oral topics. The final control in English includes both open (provided questions to which the student must provide a detailed answer) and closed (choose the correct answer) tests.

Veterinary Forensics, Animal Welfare and Animal Abuse: Perceptions and Knowledge of Brazilian and Colombian Veterinary Students

2020 ◽  
pp. e20190138
Author(s):  
Stefany Monsalve ◽  
Poliana V. de Souza ◽  
Alícia S. Lopes ◽  
Luana O. Leite ◽  
Gina Polo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Veterinary Students

Attitudes of Turkish veterinary students towards farm animal welfare

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-330
Author(s):  
E Çavuşoglu ◽  
E Uzabaci
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Farm Animal Welfare ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Medicine Education

People's awareness of livestock welfare has increased in recent years and veterinarians have a critical role to play in maintaining and improving these standards. The aim of this study was to explore the attitude of veterinary students to livestock welfare and an online questionnaire was utilised to gauge the opinions of students from the Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Turkey. A five-point Likert scale covered judgments ranging from 'Strongly disagree' to 'Strongly agree.' Female students were found to have a higher score for questions related to the welfare of livestock than males. It was also found that students yet to undertake courses in clinical science and animal welfare, ie first and second years, gave higher scores than third, fourth and fifth years who had completed both of these. Moreover, students having owned or dealt previously with livestock provided lower animal welfare scores than their counterparts who had done neither. Seemingly, the sensitivity of veterinary students decreases during the latter stages of their education. To conclude, we suggest further investigation into the extent to which veterinary medicine education influences students' attitudes to animal welfare as they progress through the course.

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