Ethics

Question 1

What is a permitted harm?

Answer 1

harming animals for greater good - e.g beak trimming

Question 2

What are reasons for farmers to not improve welfare?

Answer 2

• costs
• consumers separate animal from meat when buying it
• intesnifying production requires less feed per Kg meat
• intensifying also has a lower CO2 footprint
• can neonates feel pain of castration eg

Question 3

What is the utilitarian view on euthanasia?

Answer 3

quality of life more important than length of life

Question 4

What is the deontological view on euthanasia?

Answer 4

right to life and self autonomy

Question 5

What is the animal rights view on euthanasia?

Answer 5

moral right to life so we cant take life away form the animal

Question 6

What is an ethical matrix?

Answer 6

A tool for analysing ethical issues

to aid rational though and democratic deliberation

ensures you dont forget about key points in descision making

Question 7

What is the utilitarian view?

Answer 7

ANimals deserve moral consideration and our interaction with them should be measured as to how it affects theri wellbeing

greatest good for greatest number (increase pleasure and decrease pain) (interested in consequences)

Question 8

What is the contractarian view?

Answer 8

ethical obligations are from a mutual agreement between people

animals cant make agreements so have indicrect ethical obligations to animals as they matter to other people

Question 9

What is the relational view?

Answer 9

importance of relationships so duty to animals depends on if theya re close to us or not

Question 10

What is the animal rights view?

Answer 10

ANimals should be treated humanely and individually

Question 11

What is the universialism / absolutism view?

Answer 11

right / wrong is absolute and universal

Question 12

What is moral relavitism?

Answer 12

right / wrong is different for different people in different cultures at different times

Question 13

what is Deontology?

Answer 13

Not bothered about consequences - if something is right then consequences dont matter

interested in actions

Question 14

What are the 2 core theories of vet ethics?

Answer 14

Social contract

Rawl’s justice theory

Question 15

What is Rawl’s justic theory?

Answer 15

fairness for all
distribute resources based upon some equality
treatment affordable? / substitued judgement

Question 16

What is Vet justice?

Answer 16

to seek the optimal distribution of rights and resources for all affected parties who have entilitement to vet consideration, in line with the public interest which sustains the social contract from which the basis of the vets legal immunity and duty to undertake protected procedures derives, in relations to seeking the optimal welfare of animals.

Question 17

what is autonomy?

Answer 17

freedom to self govern as granted by legislation but have associated responsibilities

allows vet to use judgement when treating
profession responsible for conduct

Question 18

What is consent?

Answer 18

contractural agreement to carry out specific actions

Question 19

What is a profession?

Answer 19

vocation where specialist knowledge is applied, usually regulated by a professional body and requires prolonged academic training

Question 20

5 principles of practice?

Answer 20

1) professional competence
2) honesty and integrity
3) independence and impartiality
4) client confidentiality
5) professional accountability