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Veterinary medicine carries legal and ethical responsibilities beyond the clinic. Veterinary surgeons must ensure the health and welfare of animals under their care, and also deal with controlled substances. Staff have to balance animal needs, owner autonomy, and financial constraints. Strong legal knowledge and ethical training ensures compassionate, defensible decisions, reducing moral distress and upholding the professional requirement to protect animal health and welfare.

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    • Controlled drugs
      BSAVA Guide to the Use of Veterinary Medicines (2023)

      Controlled drugs are very commonly used in veterinary practice and must be strictly managed, so it is essential that the veterinary team are familiar with the latest regulations. Self-assessment questions are included along with a video. Last updated November 2024

    • Informed consent
      BSAVA Guide to the Use of Veterinary Medicines (2023)

      This section explains the meaning of informed consent and its application with the cascade. Self-assessment questions are included. Last updated April 2024

    • Record keeping and audits
      BSAVA Guide to the Use of Veterinary Medicines (2023)

      Medicines records should be kept for 5 years and practices must be able to carry out stock audits. Self-assessment questions are included.

      Last updated August 2024 to reflect changes in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR). Changes are highlighted in blue in the PDF version.

    • Animal ethics and welfare
      BSAVA Manual of Practical Veterinary Welfare

      Author James Yeates

      Animal welfare and ethics are not sub-disciplines within veterinary science or medicine, they are integral to everything veterinary professionals do. Emotional and intuitive assessments and decisions have their place, but often one can feel more confident when more structured and reflective methods are used. This chapter covers legal, professional and moral responsibilities, outcomes that matter to animals and others, how domesticity/captivity compromises welfare, key legislation and ethical issues applicable to small animal veterinary practice and animal advocacy. This chapter also contains a downloadable admission form.

    • Focus on… veterinary ethics

      How far should we go?
      Author Anne Quain

      Anne-Quain.gif  There is no doubt that the standard of veterinary care and the options available for treating companion animals have increased. We live in an era where it is not unusual for animals to undergo advanced diagnostic tests and treatments that would have been unthinkable a mere decade ago. Referral to specialists in state-of-the-art facilities has become routine, but how far should we go? from the Sydney School of Veterinary Science considers the ethics behind this dilemma.

    • No consent? What you can do with the unowned RTA: Ethical and legal aspects of approaching the RTA case with no owner present
      BSAVA Affiliate Group Lectures 2021

      Being presented with a seriously injured animal can be stressful at any time; when they have no owner this can create additional complications. As well as providing appropriate treatment, it is important to be able to navigate through the relevant laws and RCVS advice in order to maximise animal welfare, make best use of any funds available and avoid unnecessary stress. In this presentation Caroline Allen, Chief Vet of the RSPCA, provides this useful information and more, so that you can approach these cases with confidence. An understanding of where charities can help, and where they can’t, is also important to avoid frustration and misunderstandings. The role of the RSPCA in these situations is often misunderstood; using case studies, the presentation explores where the responsibilities lie and the role of the RSPCA. This presentation will be useful to anyone in practice who might be presented with an unowned, injured animal and be worried about what to do.

    • Ethics and animal welfare
      BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Shelter Medicine

      This chapter introduces specific welfare and ethical issues that are faced in shelter medicine and outlines the factors that give rise to them. It focuses on two key issues that are the source of many welfare and ethical concerns: the challenges of resource distribution and euthanasia. : Using ethical reasoning to make decisions.

    • The practice of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia: legal and ethical aspects
      BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Anaesthesia and Analgesia

      The most fundamental consideration in the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery is the health and welfare of the animals that are entrusted to our care. The prevention of pain and suffering is paramount. This chapter looks at the aims of anaesthesia and analgesia, the choice of anaesthetic technique, legislation, health and safety and environmental considerations.

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