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Too hot to handle?
Author(s) -
Campbell Madeleine
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.i4468
Subject(s) - dilemma , ethical dilemma , wish , public relations , ethical issues , engineering ethics , medical education , medicine , operations research , computer science , political science , law , sociology , epistemology , engineering , philosophy , anthropology
THIS series gives readers the opportunity to consider and contribute to discussion of some of the ethical dilemmas that can arise in veterinary practice. Each month, a case scenario is presented, followed by discussion of some of the issues involved. In addition, a possible way forward is suggested; however, there is rarely a cut‐and‐dried answer in such cases, and readers may wish to suggest an alternative approach. This month's dilemma, ‘Too hot to handle?’, was submitted and is discussed by Madeleine Campbell. Readers with comments to contribute are invited to send them as soon as possible, so that they can be considered for publication in the next issue. Discussion of the dilemma ‘A request for euthanasia: handling the client’, which was published in the July/August issue of In Practice , appears on page 415. The series is being coordinated by Steven McCulloch, a practising vet with a PhD in the ethics of veterinary policy. It is hoped it will provide a framework that will help practitioners find solutions when facing similar dilemmas.