To successfully complete the course, the student must participate in practicals and lectures in accordance with the study regulations, present a seminar paper, and pass a written examination in the semester with a grade of at least 51%. The student may repeat the written examinations twice. The revision dates will be announced by the course tutor. The course ends with an examination.

Course completion gives knowledge about the bioethical view of animals, their physiological and psychological needs, and the ethical interpretation of animal welfare. Students will be informed about the fundamental ethical principles of the profession of veterinary surgeon as well.

Ethics - introduction, history , bioethics, animal rights, welfare, experiment on animals, euthanasia,

welfare of farm animals, companion animals, veterinary ethics, oath, veterinary imperative,

communication in veterinary practice.

Lectures:

1. Ethics – introduction

2. History of Ethics

3. Bioethics

4. Human-animal relationship, domestication,

5. Consciousness

6. Animal rights

7. Welfare of animal

8. Genetic engineering, animal experimentation and in vivo testing

9. Environmental Ethics

10. Veterinary Ethics – introduction, 4 branches of Veterinary Ethics

11. Veterinary Ethics – veterinarian´s oath, veterinary imperative; law, religions and Veterinary Ethics 12. Role of veterinarians in society, veterinary inspection, Code of good veterinary practice

13. Ethics in academic veterinary practice

Seminars:

1. Ethics – short introduction, public speaking, presentation

2. Experiments on animals

3. Ethical aspects of euthanasia

4. Animal welfare

5. Welfare of farm animals from an ethical point of view

6. Welfare of companion animals from an ethical point of view

7. Nonverbal communication in veterinary practice

8. Verbal communication in veterinary practice, human temperament

9. Assertiveness, empathy, tolerance

10. Relations among veterinarians, clients and patients

11. Animal assisted activities, animal assisted therapy

12. Case studies in ethical choice

13. Credit

1. Tannenbaum, J., (1995): VETERINARY ETHICS, Animal welfare, client relations, competition and collegiality

2. Orlans, F. B. et al., (1998): THE HUMAN USE OF ANIMALS, Case studies in ethical choice

3. Rollin, B.E., (2006): AN INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY MEDICAL ETHICS, Theory and cases

Continuous assessment:

Regular checking is carried out in the form of seminar papers and the completion of written tests.

Conditions for completion of course:

To successfully complete the course, the student must participate in practicals and lectures in accordance with the study regulations, present a seminar paper, and pass a written examination in the semester with a grade of at least 51%. The student may repeat the written examinations twice. The revision dates will be announced by the course tutor. The course ends with an examination.

Final assessment:

exam