What should a vet do when a client can't pay for their animal's treatment? Or when asked their opinion on the killing of wildlife for disease control? Or when observing an animal welfare problem whilst off duty? Ethical problems are an everyday part of life for veterinarians but it can be difficult to combine personal values with professional conduct Veterinary Ethics presents a range of ethical scenarios that veterinarians & other allied animal health professionals may face in practice The scenarios discussed are not only exceptional cases with potentially significant consequences but often less dramatic everyday situations The responses to these ethical problems are from practising veterinarians & acknowledged world experts in animal welfare & ethics The advice given is thorough & detailed covering different eventualities the ethical knots & dilemmas the personal feelings of those involved as well as objective recommendations on ethical decision making & where relevant guidance from veterinary governing bodies & the law The advice is framed in the form of veterinary life in the real world not necessarily an ideal world As well as practical guidance the book takes a step back & explores the different philosophical arguments & standpoints & the resultant solutions & problems of each approach examining the background & relationship between different philosophical schools of thought ethics & veterinary care The book strives to present decision making in response to ethical problems as transparently as possible employing a range of ethical frameworks The book also challenges the reader about their own decision making in given situations what factors to consider & how they would achieve certain outcomes