Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Science, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand,
School of Veterinary and Life Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2019 Sep;50(3):659-664. doi: 10.1638/2017-0014.
The aim of this research was to determine what veterinary students in Australia and New Zealand consider important for animal welfare and ethics (AWE) competence when dealing with wildlife, and to determine how these priorities correlate with gender and stage of study. These students were asked to state their gender and stage of veterinary education and to rank the importance of six AWE topics: (1) "disaster preparedness," (2) "veterinarians' duties to wild animals," (3) "methods and justification for wild animal use" (e.g., harvesting/ hunting, wildlife parks), (4) "tensions between animal-welfare concerns and environmental concerns," (5) "the nature and status of semiowned animals," and (6) "euthanasia," pertaining to wildlife for competence on the first day after their graduation. Data were then analyzed. Of 3,320 students invited to participate, 556 responded to questions about animals in the wild. The AWE topic ranked as the most important was "veterinarians' duties to wild animals," followed by "euthanasia." Senior students ranked "euthanasia" as the most important topic. The rankings of "methods and justification for wild animal use" and "tension between animal welfare and environmental concerns" were significantly less important for students in the later years of study than for those in early years. Male respondents ranked "euthanasia" as more important than female respondents did, especially in later years of study. Senior veterinary students ranked "euthanasia" as the most important AWE topic for day one competency.
本研究旨在确定澳大利亚和新西兰的兽医学生在处理野生动物时认为哪些是与动物福利和伦理（AWE）相关的重要能力，以及这些优先事项如何与性别和学习阶段相关。要求这些学生说明自己的性别和兽医教育阶段，并对以下六个 AWE 主题的重要性进行排序：（1）“灾难准备”；（2）“兽医对野生动物的职责”；（3）“野生动物使用的方法和理由”（例如，捕猎/狩猎、野生动物公园）；（4）“动物福利问题与环境问题之间的紧张关系”；（5）“半家养动物的性质和地位”；（6）“安乐死”，这些主题与野生动物毕业后第一天的能力相关。然后对数据进行分析。在邀请的 3320 名学生中，有 556 名学生对野生动物问题做出了回应。排名最高的 AWE 主题是“兽医对野生动物的职责”，其次是“安乐死”。高年级学生将“安乐死”列为最重要的主题。与早期学习阶段的学生相比，后期学习阶段的学生对“野生动物使用的方法和理由”以及“动物福利与环境问题之间的紧张关系”的排名明显较低。男性受访者比女性受访者更重视“安乐死”，尤其是在后期学习阶段。高年级兽医学生将“安乐死”列为第一天最重要的 AWE 主题。
