Hässig M, Betschart S
Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Zürich.
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2020 Feb;162(2):101-105. doi: 10.17236/sat00246.
In the present study, farm animal practitioners in Switzerland were questioned about their reported violations of the animal welfare law in cattle and their response to the detection of violations in the year 2017. The answers from 34 participants could be included in the evaluation. In 2017, 7.8% of the farms seen by participating practices were found to be in violation of the animal welfare law. It could be shown that the participating veterinarians reported only a small part (8.7%) of the detected offenses to the veterinary offices. In 91.7% of the cases, they responded to the violations and in only 8.3% of the cases they did not respond or they waited. Most often, they informed the livestock owners about the violation (66.1%) or advised them on the implementation of the animal welfare law (24.0%). The most common reason for the decision of reporting violations or not was the severity of the offense or animal suffering. There are many reasons why violations are not reported. The improvement of the situation after a reference, advice or threat of reporting to the veterinary office and the perception of the violation as minor are the most common ones. In addition, veterinarians see their role more in information and advice than in surveillance and repression.
在本研究中，瑞士的家畜从业者被问及他们在2017年报告的牛违反动物福利法的情况以及他们对违规行为检测的反应。34名参与者的回答可纳入评估。2017年，参与调查的诊所所检查的农场中有7.8%被发现违反动物福利法。结果表明，参与调查的兽医仅将一小部分（8.7%）检测到的违法行为报告给了兽医办公室。在91.7%的案例中，他们对违规行为做出了回应，只有8.3%的案例中他们没有回应或选择等待。最常见的情况是，他们告知牲畜所有者违规行为（66.1%）或就动物福利法的实施向他们提供建议（24.0%）。决定是否报告违规行为的最常见原因是违法行为的严重程度或动物所受的痛苦。违规行为未被报告有很多原因。向兽医办公室报告后情况得到改善、给予建议或威胁，以及认为违规行为不严重，这些是最常见的原因。此外，兽医认为他们的角色更多地在于提供信息和建议，而非监督和惩处。
