Animalethics

Animalethics

Faculty of Health and Medical Science

Danish research centre

Centre for Companion Animal Welfare

Introduction to animal ethics

The principles and practices of animal ethics

Two horses lying down on paddock - Astrid Helene Birk

Animal Ethics Dilemma

Try the interactive tool and learn about different ethical views on animal ethics

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Academic papers about animal ethics and welfare - open access when possible

Companion animals

Farm animals

Laboratory animals

Wild animals

QoL for dogs and owners

2025.01.10

Chronic enteropathy in dogs affects the quality of life in both dogs and their owners

This paper examines the Quality of Life (QoL) of dogs with chronic enteropathy and how their owners and veterinarians assess it.

Health care costs

2024.11.26

Lifetime health care costs for dogs based on data from seven veterinary clinics in Denmark

Horse welfare

2024.10.08

Oral behaviour during riding is associated with oral lesions in dressage horses

This study included 11 warmblood dressage horses, randomly selected for oral inspection after competition. Five of eleven inspected horses had abrasion of the skin and/or mucosa.

Columns for Canadian Veterinary Journal

Ethicists’ commentary on addressing animal welfare concerns involving non-patients and non-clients

Ethical question of the month, April 2024 You are an equine veterinarian who provides services to a sport-horse facility. There is an educational clinic for young riders being held at the facility, with a guest…

Ethicists’ commentary on deciding whether to proceed with spaying an unexpectedly pregnant animal from a “no-kill” shelter

Ethical question of the month, March 2024 You provide veterinary services to a “no-kill” small animal shelter. A mature female bulldog crossbreed dog is presented for a spay procedure. The history supplied is that the…

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Contact

Peter Sandøe is professor in bioethics at the University of Copenhagen.

pes@sund.ku.dk

+45 35 33 30 59