De Briyne Nancy, Vidović Jovana, Morton David B, Magalhães-Sant'Ana Manuel
Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, 12B-1040 Brussels, Belgium.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Animals (Basel). 2020 Jul 21;10(7):1238. doi: 10.3390/ani10071238.
Nowadays, animal welfare is seen as a 'common good' and a societal expectation. Veterinarians are expected to promote and ensure the welfare of animals under their care by using their scientific knowledge and skills in ethical reasoning and advocacy. Veterinary education must equip veterinary graduates with the necessary competences to fulfil these roles. In 2013, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) and the European Association of Establishment of Veterinary Education (EAEVE) adopted the Day-1 competences on animal welfare science, ethics and law for veterinary undergraduate education after having surveyed European veterinary schools in 2012. In 2019, the FVE carried out a follow-up survey to monitor the evolution of animal welfare teaching in Europe. A total of 82 responses were received, representing 57 faculties from 25 European countries. Overall results showed that the teaching of animal welfare science, ethics and law has increased in response to growing societal needs, and that welfare is more and more internally embedded in the profession, which is reflected in the curriculum. Nevertheless, at least one quarter of European schools still only partially meet the 2013 Day-1 competencies. This indicates the need for greater efforts, both from the EAEVE and from individual schools, to ensure that the teaching of animal welfare across Europe is standardised.
如今，动物福利被视为一种“公共利益”和社会期望。兽医需要运用其科学知识以及在伦理推理和宣传方面的技能，来促进并确保其所照料动物的福利。兽医教育必须使兽医专业毕业生具备履行这些职责所需的能力。2012年，欧洲兽医联合会（FVE）和欧洲兽医教育机构协会（EAEVE）在对欧洲兽医学校进行调查之后，采用了兽医本科教育动物福利科学、伦理与法律方面的入职第一天能力要求。2019年，FVE开展了一项跟踪调查，以监测欧洲动物福利教学的发展情况。共收到82份回复，代表了来自25个欧洲国家的57所学院。总体结果表明，鉴于社会需求不断增加，动物福利科学、伦理与法律的教学有所增加，而且福利在该行业内部的融入程度越来越高，这一点在课程设置中得到了体现。然而，至少四分之一的欧洲学校仍仅部分满足2013年的入职第一天能力要求。这表明EAEVE和各学校都需要做出更大努力，以确保欧洲各地的动物福利教学实现标准化。
