A reflection on the ways veterinarians cope with the death, euthanasia, and slaughter of animals

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-38

  Manette, Cydria S ^a  

^a Prince William Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL WELFARE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ETHICS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MORALITY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RESPONSIBILITY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ABATTOIRS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MYTHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042725030     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.34     Document Type: Note

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