An attitude of veterinary practitioners towards animal rights in Turkey

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Ozen A., Ozturk R., Yasar A., ARMUTAK A., Basagac T., Ozgur A., ...Daha Fazla

VETERINARNI MEDICINA, cilt.49, sa.8, ss.298-304, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17221/5708-vetmed
  • Dergi Adı: VETERINARNI MEDICINA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.298-304
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: animal rights, animals' right to live, veterinarian, veterinary practitioners
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The authors examined the attitudes of veterinary practitioners in Turkey towards animals' right to life. For this purpose, a telephone questionnaire was applied on a total of 303 practitioners located in four provinces in Turkey. The overall response rate was 82%. The respect for right to life was valued slightly over neutral. According to the 5-point Likert scale, the average value scored by the participants for the items of views about animals' right to life was found as 3.25. Type of practice (pet clinics: 3.41), gender (females: 3.63), perceived responsibility (to animal: 3.48), keeping a pet (yes: 3.34) and membership in a society (yes: 3.67) had a statistically significant influence on attitudes towards animals' right to life. Independent variables explained 87% of the variance in attitudes, with most of the variance accounted for by perceived responsibility.