Berg Charlotte, Vickers Hannah
Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, Sweden.
Front Vet Sci. 2024 Dec 16;11:1480106. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1480106. eCollection 2024.
This article presents an analysis of the formal complaints to the Swedish Veterinary Disciplinary Board (VDB) during the years 2018-2022 related to euthanasia of animals, which are highly relevant to the One Welfare approach. The aim was to examine whether the complaints were justified or not, according to the disciplinary investigations carried out, and whether animals had been exposed to unnecessary suffering during these interventions. The reasons for the complaints were investigated and categorized. The results showed that incorrect treatment or handling of the animal was the most common reason for reporting a veterinarian to the VDB, while the main underlying cause, based on the qualitative analysis, was found to be communication barriers. However, the number of complaints leading to disciplinary outcomes (admonitions or warnings) was very low. The vast majority (45 out of 47) of complaints relating to euthanasia were therefore not legally justified as per the VDB decision, as the veterinary staff were found to have acted correctly from a veterinary and animal welfare perspective. Nevertheless, even unjustified complaints can be very stressful for the veterinarian and should be minimized.
本文对2018年至2022年期间向瑞典兽医纪律委员会（VDB）提出的与动物安乐死相关的正式投诉进行了分析，这些投诉与“同一健康”方法高度相关。目的是根据所进行的纪律调查，审查这些投诉是否合理，以及在这些干预措施中动物是否遭受了不必要的痛苦。对投诉原因进行了调查并分类。结果表明，对动物的不当治疗或处理是向VDB举报兽医的最常见原因，而根据定性分析，主要潜在原因是沟通障碍。然而，导致纪律处分结果（告诫或警告）的投诉数量非常少。因此，根据VDB的决定，绝大多数（47起投诉中的45起）与安乐死相关的投诉在法律上是不合理的，因为兽医工作人员在兽医和动物福利方面的行为被认定是正确的。尽管如此，即使是不合理的投诉对兽医来说也可能非常有压力，应该尽量减少。
