[Survey about the motivation for the study of veterinary medicine in Croatia].

The aim of this work was to find out the factors which determine the motivation of students for the veterinary school. The sociologically relevant circumstances, specific for Croatia--as a post-socialistic country--which might influence the motivation of students are presented in the work. The results showed that 89,4% students chose this study by themselves, 62.3% did not have any known veterinarian as a paragon, 44% were familiar with the contents of the veterinary profession. 97,8% are aware of the poor financial condition of the veterinarians, and the majority is aware of the bad reputation of this profession in Croatia. It was concluded that under these circumstances the candidates for the veterinary profession are motivated through direct affection to the profession and the love to animals.