https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/ Veterinary Medical Ethics columns are written by Clare Palmer, Peter Sandøe, and Dan Weary. en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:29:26 +0200 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:29:26 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/responding-to-questions-on-treatment-for-post-operative-pain/ Ethical question of the month - August 2025 You are a companion animal practitioner who is performing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/responding-to-questions-on-treatment-for-post-operative-pain/" alt="Responding to questions on treatment for post-operative pain" title="Responding to questions on treatment for post-operative pain"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/responding-to-questions-on-treatment-for-post-operative-pain/pain-relief-dog_marysmn-dreamstime.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/responding-to-questions-on-treatment-for-post-operative-pain/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/decision-making-in-response-to-vaccination-reactions-and-veterinarians-taking-leave/ Ethical question of the month, July 2025. You are a solo practitioner and have a show horse patient...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/decision-making-in-response-to-vaccination-reactions-and-veterinarians-taking-leave/" alt="Ethicists' commentary on decision-making in response to vaccination reactions and veterinarians taking leave" title="Ethicists' commentary on decision-making in response to vaccination reactions and veterinarians taking leave"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/decision-making-in-response-to-vaccination-reactions-and-veterinarians-taking-leave/female-horse-vet_wavebreakmedia-dreamstime_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/decision-making-in-response-to-vaccination-reactions-and-veterinarians-taking-leave/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/dilemma-treating-horse-already-treated/ Ethical question of the month, June 2025 You are the only practitioner on the backstretch of a racecourse....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/dilemma-treating-horse-already-treated/" alt="Ethicists' commentary on dilemma of treating a horse that has already been treated" title="Ethicists' commentary on dilemma of treating a horse that has already been treated"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/dilemma-treating-horse-already-treated/vet-checking-horse-leg_dreamstime-Anastasiya-Pozniak.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/dilemma-treating-horse-already-treated/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/drug-use-in-barrel-racing/ Ethical question of the month, May 2025 The sport of Barrel racing horses is increasingly popular. You...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/drug-use-in-barrel-racing/" alt="Ethicists' commentary on drug use in barrel racing" title="Ethicists' commentary on drug use in barrel racing"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/drug-use-in-barrel-racing/barrel-racing_Michael-Turner_dreamstime.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/drug-use-in-barrel-racing/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-for-a-healthy-companion-dog/ Ethical question of the month, April 2025 You are presented with a 5-year-old Labrador retriever by owners...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-for-a-healthy-companion-dog/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on euthanasia for a healthy companion dog" title="Ethicists’ commentary on euthanasia for a healthy companion dog"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-for-a-healthy-companion-dog/angry-dog_Juan_Jose_Tugores_dreamstime.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-for-a-healthy-companion-dog/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:15:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/veterinarians-to-comment-on-veterinary-issues-outside-their-area-of-expertise/ Ethical question of the month, March 2025 Is it ethical for veterinarians to use their credentials to...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/veterinarians-to-comment-on-veterinary-issues-outside-their-area-of-expertise/" alt="Veterinarians to comment on veterinary issues outside their area of expertise" title="Veterinarians to comment on veterinary issues outside their area of expertise"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/veterinarians-to-comment-on-veterinary-issues-outside-their-area-of-expertise/feedlot-cattle-john-r-casey_dreamstime_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/veterinarians-to-comment-on-veterinary-issues-outside-their-area-of-expertise/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-on-demand/ Ethical question of the month, February 2025 You are a mixed-animal practitioner and are facing a recurring...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-on-demand/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on Euthanasia on demand" title="Ethicists’ commentary on Euthanasia on demand"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-on-demand/hand-and-paw_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/euthanasia-on-demand/ Thu, 01 May 2025 11:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/increasing-corporatization-in-veterinary-practices/ Ethical question of the month, January 2025 You are a seasoned veterinarian employed by a companion animal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/increasing-corporatization-in-veterinary-practices/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on increasing corporatization in veterinary practices" title="Ethicists’ commentary on increasing corporatization in veterinary practices"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/increasing-corporatization-in-veterinary-practices/vet-clinic-dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/increasing-corporatization-in-veterinary-practices/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/balancing-religious-tolerance-and-animal-welfare/ Ethical question of the month, December 2024 As a veterinarian contemplating a position at a federal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/balancing-religious-tolerance-and-animal-welfare/" alt="Ethicists' commentary on balancing religious tolerance and animal welfare" title="Ethicists' commentary on balancing religious tolerance and animal welfare"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/balancing-religious-tolerance-and-animal-welfare/kosher-slagtning-Shect-Wikipedia_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/balancing-religious-tolerance-and-animal-welfare/ Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/disagreements-in-course-of-treatment/ Ethical question of the month, November 2024 You and a colleague are disagreeing on a policy matter in...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/disagreements-in-course-of-treatment/" alt="Ethicists' commentary on disagreements in course of treatment" title="Ethicists' commentary on disagreements in course of treatment"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/disagreements-in-course-of-treatment/Old_horse_81040486_Marijn_Van_Goor_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/disagreements-in-course-of-treatment/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:15:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/professional-and-collegial-behaviour/ Ethical question of the month, October 2024 You are a recent graduate working in a resort town with no...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/professional-and-collegial-behaviour/" alt="Ethicists' commentary on appropriate professional actions for a complex situation" title="Ethicists' commentary on appropriate professional actions for a complex situation"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/professional-and-collegial-behaviour/Pregnant_dog_213062035_Dasya11_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2025/professional-and-collegial-behaviour/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:15:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/dangerous-dog-assessments/ Ethical question of the month, September 2024 You are a veterinarian hired in your region as an authority...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/dangerous-dog-assessments/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on dangerous dog assessments" title="Ethicists’ commentary on dangerous dog assessments"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/dangerous-dog-assessments/Angry_dog_157060264_Zrelenenkyyyuriy_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/dangerous-dog-assessments/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 13:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/the-veterinary-client-patient-relationship/ Ethical question of the month, August 2024 A veterinarian sees a cat with respiratory issues and prescribes...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/the-veterinary-client-patient-relationship/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on the veterinary-client-patient relationship" title="Ethicists’ commentary on the veterinary-client-patient relationship"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Orange_tabby_cat_331622105_Irinayeryomina_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/the-veterinary-client-patient-relationship/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/lack-of-authorized-medication-for-animals-in-the-food-chain/ Ethical question of the month, July 2024 In Canada, there are an increasing number of small-herd goat...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/lack-of-authorized-medication-for-animals-in-the-food-chain/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary - Lack of authorized medication for animals in the food chain" title="Ethicists’ commentary - Lack of authorized medication for animals in the food chain"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Dairy_goat_16088019_Willeecole_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/lack-of-authorized-medication-for-animals-in-the-food-chain/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/ethicists-commentary-on-managing-clinical-errors/ Ethical question of the month, June 2024 You are the senior veterinarian in a small companion animal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/ethicists-commentary-on-managing-clinical-errors/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on managing clinical errors" title="Ethicists’ commentary on managing clinical errors"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/X-ray_mockup_314610225_Tatsiana_Niamera_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/ethicists-commentary-on-managing-clinical-errors/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 09:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/ethicists-commentary-on-sending-referrals/ Ethical question of the month, May 2024 Another general practitioner in your area has recently begun...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/ethicists-commentary-on-sending-referrals/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on sending referrals" title="Ethicists’ commentary on sending referrals"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Upper_face_of_dog_lum3n_4775-406014_Pexels_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/ethicists-commentary-on-sending-referrals/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/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...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/addressing-animal-welfare-concerns-involving-non-patients-and-non-clients/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on addressing animal welfare concerns involving non-patients and non-clients" title="Ethicists’ commentary on addressing animal welfare concerns involving non-patients and non-clients"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Horse_and_rider_330016321_Dimitar_Gorgev_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/addressing-animal-welfare-concerns-involving-non-patients-and-non-clients/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:15:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/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”...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/spaying-an-unexpectedly-pregnant-animal-from-a-no-kill-shelter/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on deciding whether to proceed with spaying an unexpectedly pregnant animal from a “no-kill” shelter" title="Ethicists’ commentary on deciding whether to proceed with spaying an unexpectedly pregnant animal from a “no-kill” shelter"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Bulldog_crossbreed_307684480_Gunold_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/spaying-an-unexpectedly-pregnant-animal-from-a-no-kill-shelter/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/confronting-misinformation-in-the-animal-care-community/ Ethical question of the month, February 2024 While discussing vaccine protocols with the owner of...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/confronting-misinformation-in-the-animal-care-community/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on confronting misinformation in the animal-care community" title="Ethicists’ commentary on confronting misinformation in the animal-care community"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Retriever_puppy_318891578_Aliaksandra_Salalaika_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/confronting-misinformation-in-the-animal-care-community/ Wed, 01 May 2024 09:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/client-requests-to-engage-in-harmless-fraud-or-rule-bending/ Ethical question of the month, January 2024 Your clients compete at international horse shows that...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/client-requests-to-engage-in-harmless-fraud-or-rule-bending/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary navigating client requests to engage in “harmless” fraud or rule-bending" title="Ethicists’ commentary navigating client requests to engage in “harmless” fraud or rule-bending"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Brown_horse_at_show_Dzmitry_Skazau_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/client-requests-to-engage-in-harmless-fraud-or-rule-bending/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/a-colleagues-potential-misconduct/ Ethical question of the month, December 2023 A veterinarian in our area has developed a reputation for...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/a-colleagues-potential-misconduct/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on considerations when judging whether to formally report a colleague’s potential misconduct" title="Ethicists’ commentary on considerations when judging whether to formally report a colleague’s potential misconduct"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Dog_x-ray_4209974_Zwergmaster_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/a-colleagues-potential-misconduct/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:15:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/medical-and-professional-challenges-arising-from-inconsistent-treatment-policies/ Ethical question of the month, November 2023 You are a recent graduate working in a small animal hospital...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/medical-and-professional-challenges-arising-from-inconsistent-treatment-policies/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on medical and professional challenges arising from inconsistent treatment policies within a clinic" title="Ethicists’ commentary on medical and professional challenges arising from inconsistent treatment policies within a clinic"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Dog_in_small_animal_hospital_Aaron_Amat_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/medical-and-professional-challenges-arising-from-inconsistent-treatment-policies/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/current-considerations-when-advising-on-destroying-honeybee-colonies/ Ethical question of the month, October 2023 You are a veterinarian who advises on the care of honeybees....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/current-considerations-when-advising-on-destroying-honeybee-colonies/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on current considerations when advising on destroying honeybee colonies" title="Ethicists’ commentary on current considerations when advising on destroying honeybee colonies"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Shutterstock_2296925831_MiSchu_1100x600.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2024/current-considerations-when-advising-on-destroying-honeybee-colonies/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 14:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/importance-of-meaningful-discussion-around-the-decision-to-euthanize/ Ethical question of the month, September 2023 I recently had to make a difficult decision about my beloved,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/importance-of-meaningful-discussion-around-the-decision-to-euthanize/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on the importance of meaningful discussion around the decision to euthanize" title="Ethicists’ commentary on the importance of meaningful discussion around the decision to euthanize"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Cat_lying_under_a_basket_12927396_Alon_Brik_Dreamstime.com_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/importance-of-meaningful-discussion-around-the-decision-to-euthanize/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:15:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/standards-of-euthanasia-for-moribund-fish-in-aquaculture/ Ethical question of the month, August 2023 A priority of agriculture and aquaculture veterinarians is...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/standards-of-euthanasia-for-moribund-fish-in-aquaculture/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on standards of euthanasia for moribund fish in aquaculture" title="Ethicists’ commentary on standards of euthanasia for moribund fish in aquaculture"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Fish_cages_62203469_Ranko_Maras_Dreamstime.com_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/standards-of-euthanasia-for-moribund-fish-in-aquaculture/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/navigating-client-confidentiality-and-veterinary-integrity-in-the-context-of-a-medical-records-request/ Ethical question of the month, July 2023 You are an equine practitioner who receives a request for medical...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/navigating-client-confidentiality-and-veterinary-integrity-in-the-context-of-a-medical-records-request/" alt="Ethicists commentary on navigating client confidentiality and veterinary integrity in the context of a medical records request" title="Ethicists commentary on navigating client confidentiality and veterinary integrity in the context of a medical records request"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Horse_without_rider_1851023_Sabrina_Steck_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/navigating-client-confidentiality-and-veterinary-integrity-in-the-context-of-a-medical-records-request/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:30:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/attitudes-towards-pet-ownership-among-people-experiencing-homelessness/ Ethical question of the month, June 2023 As a veterinarian working for a nonprofit that provides support...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/attitudes-towards-pet-ownership-among-people-experiencing-homelessness/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on attitudes towards pet ownership among people experiencing homelessness" title="Ethicists’ commentary on attitudes towards pet ownership among people experiencing homelessness"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Homeless_man_with_dog_Cao_Hai_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/attitudes-towards-pet-ownership-among-people-experiencing-homelessness/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-navigating-options-when-clients-refuse-care-due-to-cost/ Ethical question of the month, May 2023 You provide ambulatory veterinary services for pets. You are...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-navigating-options-when-clients-refuse-care-due-to-cost/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on navigating options when clients refuse care due to cost" title="Ethicists’ commentary on navigating options when clients refuse care due to cost"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Swiss_Entlebucher_mountain_dog_in_garden_Wirestock_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-navigating-options-when-clients-refuse-care-due-to-cost/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-cooperation-in-the-veterinary-field-and-emergency-care-practices/ Ethical question of the month, April 2023 On a Friday morning, a patient is presented with a mild fever...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-cooperation-in-the-veterinary-field-and-emergency-care-practices/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on Cooperation in the veterinary field and emergency care practices" title="Ethicists’ commentary on Cooperation in the veterinary field and emergency care practices"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Cat_at_veterinary_clinic_173970752_Cat_Surgery_Volodymyr_Shevchuk_Dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-cooperation-in-the-veterinary-field-and-emergency-care-practices/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/weighing-owner-and-veterinarian-judgments/ Ethical question of the month, March 2023 A client contacts you after a distressing incident in an emergency...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/weighing-owner-and-veterinarian-judgments/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on weighing owner and veterinarian judgments on the best course of treatment" title="Ethicists’ commentary on weighing owner and veterinarian judgments on the best course of treatment"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Old_English_bulldog_261541093_Bulldog_Laurent_Renault_Dreamstime.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/weighing-owner-and-veterinarian-judgments/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-expertise-and-personal-views-when-advising-clients/ Ethical question of the month, February 2023 I’ve been asked by a client if getting into chicken...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-expertise-and-personal-views-when-advising-clients/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on expertise and personal views when advising clients" title="Ethicists’ commentary on expertise and personal views when advising clients"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Broiler_chicken_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-expertise-and-personal-views-when-advising-clients/ Mon, 01 May 2023 10:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/hierarchies-of-animal-value/ Ethical question of the month, January 2023 A recent media article on the needs of chimpanzees that are...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/hierarchies-of-animal-value/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on hierarchies of animal “value”" title="Ethicists’ commentary on hierarchies of animal “value”"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Chimpanzee_Eduardo_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/hierarchies-of-animal-value/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 11:15:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/medicine-for-geriatric-zoo-animals/ Ethical question of the month, December 2022 In zoo animal medicine, the timing of humane euthanasia...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/medicine-for-geriatric-zoo-animals/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on medicine for geriatric zoo animals" title="Ethicists’ commentary on medicine for geriatric zoo animals"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Elephant_zoo_Curioso.Photography_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/medicine-for-geriatric-zoo-animals/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/fabricating-the-cause-of-death/ Ethical question of the month, November 2022 Veterinary pathologists regularly encounter numerous cases...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/fabricating-the-cause-of-death/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on fabricating the cause of death" title="Ethicists’ commentary on fabricating the cause of death"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Maine_coon_cat_in_grass_Nils_Jacobi_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/fabricating-the-cause-of-death/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-inappropriate-home-treatment/ Ethical question of the month, October 2022 You are an ambulatory veterinarian who offers occasional...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-inappropriate-home-treatment/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on inappropriate home treatment" title="Ethicists’ commentary on inappropriate home treatment"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Cat_relaxing_on_couch_Victoria_Kondysenko_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-inappropriate-home-treatment/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 13:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-provision-of-emergency-services-with-a-shortage-of-staff/ Ethical question of the month, September 2022 Canada is facing a serious shortage of veterinarians and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-provision-of-emergency-services-with-a-shortage-of-staff/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on provision of emergency services with a shortage of staff" title="Ethicists’ commentary on provision of emergency services with a shortage of staff"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Cat_walking_away_justin_luebke_unsplash1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2023/ethicists-commentary-on-provision-of-emergency-services-with-a-shortage-of-staff/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/post-surgical-pain-control/ Ethical question of the month, August 2022 Your client purchases a young large-breed stallion that must...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/post-surgical-pain-control/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on post-surgical pain control" title="Ethicists’ commentary on post-surgical pain control"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Black_stallion_grasing_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/post-surgical-pain-control/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/debarking-of-dogs/ Ethical question of the month, July 2022 A provincial animal welfare agency has requested that the provincial...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/debarking-of-dogs/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on debarking of dogs" title="Ethicists’ commentary on debarking of dogs"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Shetland_sheepdog_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/debarking-of-dogs/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/appropriate-use-of-pharmaceuticals/ Ethical question of the month, June 2022 You are an equine veterinarian who relies on firocoxib as your...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/appropriate-use-of-pharmaceuticals/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on appropriate use of pharmaceuticals" title="Ethicists’ commentary on appropriate use of pharmaceuticals"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Icelandic_horse_AdventureFocus_Readcube1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/appropriate-use-of-pharmaceuticals/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:30:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/ethicists-commentary-on-obtaining-hormones-from-pregnant-mares/ Ethical question of the month, May 2022 Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG) is used in farmed animal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/ethicists-commentary-on-obtaining-hormones-from-pregnant-mares/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on obtaining hormones from pregnant mares" title="Ethicists’ commentary on obtaining hormones from pregnant mares"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Horse_in_stable_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/ethicists-commentary-on-obtaining-hormones-from-pregnant-mares/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/nutritional-neglect/ Ethical question of the month,  April 2022 A colleague refers an 11-year-old German shepherd dog...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/nutritional-neglect/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on nutritional neglect" title="Ethicists’ commentary on nutritional neglect"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/German_shepherd_Mikkel_Bigandt_Colourbox.com1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/nutritional-neglect/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/humane-killing-of-healthy-surplus-animals/ Ethical question of the month, March 2022 The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) position...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/humane-killing-of-healthy-surplus-animals/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on humane killing of healthy surplus animals" title="Ethicists’ commentary on humane killing of healthy surplus animals"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Danish_calves_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/humane-killing-of-healthy-surplus-animals/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:15:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/without-payment/ Ethical question of the month, February 2022 You manage a multi-doctor practice in a low-income area...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/without-payment/" alt="Ethicists’ commentary on treating animals without payment or without owners" title="Ethicists’ commentary on treating animals without payment or without owners"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Street_dog_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/without-payment/ Sun, 01 May 2022 16:15:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/respiratory-issues/ Ethical question of the month, January 2022 You are the owner of a multi-veterinarian companion animal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/respiratory-issues/" alt="Ethicist’s commentary on respiratory issues of brachycephalic dog breeds" title="Ethicist’s commentary on respiratory issues of brachycephalic dog breeds"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Chihuahua_and_French_bulldog_puppy_cynoclub_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/respiratory-issues/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:15:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/ventilation-shut-down/ Ethical question of the month, December 2021 Ventilation Shut Down (VSD) and VSD 1 (the plus is the addition...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/ventilation-shut-down/" alt="Ethicist’s commentary on use of Ventilation Shut Down" title="Ethicist’s commentary on use of Ventilation Shut Down"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Pig_barn_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/ventilation-shut-down/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/public-health-issue/ Ethical question of the month, November 2021 A strictly indoor cat is presented by its owner with the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/public-health-issue/" alt="A veterinary issue that triggers a public health issue" title="A veterinary issue that triggers a public health issue"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Cat_lying_on_red_couch_Mane_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/public-health-issue/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:15:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/unauthorized-practice/ Ethical question of the month, October 2021 You attend to a pregnant mare at 8 mo gestation. The mare...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/unauthorized-practice/" alt="Unauthorized practice" title="Unauthorized practice"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Pregnant_mare_Pfl_gler_Fotografie_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2022/unauthorized-practice/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 11:15:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/colleague-suspected-of-illegal-behavior/ Ethical question of the month, September 2021 You provide regular 1 day per week locum services to a...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/colleague-suspected-of-illegal-behavior/" alt="Colleague suspected of illegal behavior" title="Colleague suspected of illegal behavior"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Veterinary_practice_surgery_room_dotshock_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/colleague-suspected-of-illegal-behavior/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/veterinarians-course-of-treatment/ Ethical question of the month, August 2021 You are an employee of a veterinary hospital with strict billing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/veterinarians-course-of-treatment/" alt="Veterinarians’ course of treatment based on financial concerns" title="Veterinarians’ course of treatment based on financial concerns"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/White_poodle_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/veterinarians-course-of-treatment/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/depopulating-healthy-university-animals/ Ethical question of the month, July 2021 A veterinarian has a long-term contract with the animal care...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/depopulating-healthy-university-animals/" alt="Depopulating healthy university animals" title="Depopulating healthy university animals"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Laboratory_rats_Olena_Kurashova_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/depopulating-healthy-university-animals/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/miniature-horse/ Ethical question of the month, June 2021 You are a recent graduate and have taken on a new client who...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/miniature-horse/" alt="When obligations to animals and clients colide" title="When obligations to animals and clients colide"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/cvj/Eye_of_miniature_horse_tomgigabite_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/columns-for-canadian-veterinary-journal/2021/miniature-horse/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:15:00 +0200