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Landscape review about the decision to euthanize a compromised pig [PDF]
Porcine Health ManagementTimely euthanasia of a compromised pig in farming practice has been identified as a critical topic in veterinary medicine. The questions ‘why and when are pigs euthanized’ and ‘what influences the decision making process’ need to be answered to improve ...
J. Stoffregen +9 more
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Balancing perspectives: a critical reflection on autonomy, respect and communication in end-of-life choice-making processes [PDF]
BMC Medical EthicsBackground In many Western countries, there is a growing tendency to seek control over death and dying. This leads to a practice in which people anticipate their hypothetical future by a timely explication of their end-of-life choices, such as do-not ...
Marte Fleur Antonides +3 more
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Dairy workers' attitudes toward dairy cattle euthanasia
Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 : Implementing timely and humane euthanasia in dairy farms remains a critical concern. One of the possible barriers for the implementation of timely euthanasia on-farm is dairy workers' attitudes toward the act.
Victoria R. Merenda +5 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 : This study described the development of an interactive euthanasia training program and its potential to improve dairy workers' perceived euthanasia decision-making skills and awareness of timely euthanasia by using a survey instrument before and after ...
Victoria R. Merenda +5 more
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Animals, 2023 Globally to date, established international standards for animal welfare, a priority of sustainable agriculture, have primarily focused on large-scale producers.
Sarah Rhea +8 more
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Time to move on from the euthanasia debate [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2010 In living, suffering and dying, most of us want to extend the first, minimize the second and pass swiftly through the third. However, at the prospect of death, two views collide. The first holds that the length of our lives is in the hands of a higher power and that death can only be accepted ...
Ken, Flegel, Paul C, Hébert
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How do general practitioners conceptualise advance care planning in their practice? : a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives : To explore how GPs conceptualise advance care planning (ACP), based on their experiences with ACP in their practice. Methods : Five focus groups were held with 36 GPs. Discussions were analysed using a constant comparative method. Results :
Beernaert, Kim +5 more
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Animals, 2023 Access to comprehensive municipal pound, animal welfare shelters, and rescue group data for admissions and outcomes for stray and owner-relinquished cats in Australia is currently lacking.
Diana Chua, Jacquie Rand, John Morton
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Interrupted Lives: Welfare Considerations in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Animals, 2023 Each year in the United States, thousands of sick, injured, or displaced wild animals are presented to individuals or organizations who have either a federal or state permit that allows them to care for these animals with the goal of releasing them back ...
Michelle Willette +4 more
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First do no harm: euthanasia of patients with dementia in Belgium [PDF]
, 2015 Euthanasia in Belgium is not limited to terminally ill patients. It may be applied to patients with chronic degenerative diseases. Currently, people in Belgium wish to make it possible to euthanize incompetent patients who suffer from dementia.
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael
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