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Reporting animal abuse: a vet's responsibility to society?
Author(s) -
Arianwen Morris
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.c5436
Subject(s) - accidental , value (mathematics) , medicine , psychology , criminology , computer science , physics , machine learning , acoustics
There is evidence of a link between animal and human abuse so there may be value in cross-reporting between the authorities responsible for investigating suspected cases. A debate called 'Turning a blind eye to abuse?' at this year's BVA Congress considered vets' ability to recognise non-accidental injury in animals and discussed protocols for reporting it.