Faculty of Health and Medical Science

Veterinary ethics

A transnational study on veterinarians’ recommendations concerning radiotherapy in dogs and cats with cancer

Using an online questionnaire (N=636), we investigated what treatment Austrian, Danish and UK veterinarians would recommend for a cat and a dog in a disease scenario where adjunctive radiotherapy would be optimal.

Compete or Cooperate with ‘Dr. Google’? Small Animal Veterinarians’ Attitudes towards Clients’ Use of Internet Resources

Using a questionnaire, we found that a majority of Austrian, Danish, and UK veterinarians (n = 641) surveyed were occasionally confronted with clients who question their medical advice based on information obtained from…

Comparing veterinarians’ attitudes to and the potential influence of pet health insurance in Austria, Denmark and the UK

Using an online questionnaire distributed via e-mail, which included a section on health insurance, we investigated the relative number of insured dogs and cats treated by Austrian, Danish and UK veterinarians (N = 636)…

Managing conflicting ethical concerns in modern small animal practice — A comparative study of veterinarian’s decision ethics in Austria, Denmark and the UK

This survey based study provides a first empirical insight into how veterinarians manage challenging expectations and ethical concerns as part of decision making in modern small animal practice.

“Patients’ interests first, but . . . ” – Austrian Veterinarians’ Attitudes to Moral Challenges in Modern Small Animal Practice

By S. Springer, P. Sandøe, T. B. Lund & H. Grimm (2019) Animals. MDPI Abstract Small veterinary practice is experiencing steady improvement in diagnostics and therapies which enable veterinarians to offer evermore…

Encouraging Self-Reflection by Veterinary Clinicians: Ethics on the Clinic Floor

By S. A. Corr, C. Palmer & P. Sandøe (2018) The American Journal of Bioethics. Taylor & Francis Excerpt Rosoff and colleagues (2018) describe some difficult ethical decisions facing veterinarians in clinics treating…

The veterinarian's dilemma: a study of how Danish small animal practitioners handle financially limited clients

By S. V. Kondrup, K. P. Anhøj, C. Rødsgaard-Rosenbeck, T. B. Lund, M. H. Nissen, & P. Sandøe (2016) Veterinary Record. BMJ Publishing Group Abstract This study examined the extent to which Danish veterinary practices…

Veterinarians’ role in clients’ decision-making regarding seriously ill companion animal patients

S.B. Christiansen, A.T. Kristensen, J. Lassen & P. Sandøe (2016) Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. BioMed Central Abstract Background - When companion animals become seriously ill clients may have doubts about treatment…