Veterinary Forensics, Animal Welfare and Animal Abuse: Perceptions and Knowledge of Brazilian and Colombian Veterinary Students

Stefany Monsalve; Poliana V. de Souza; Alícia S. Lopes; Luana O. Leite; Gina Polo; Rita Garcia

doi:10.3138/jvme-2019-0138

Veterinary Forensics, Animal Welfare and Animal Abuse: Perceptions and Knowledge of Brazilian and Colombian Veterinary Students

Stefany Monsalve, Poliana V. de Souza, Alícia S. Lopes, Luana O. Leite, Gina Polo, Rita Garcia

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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Los medicos veterinarios juegan un papel fundamental en la deteccion de casos de maltrato animal y violencia domestica. Por lo tanto, es esencial que las escuelas de medicina veterinaria brinden una formacion adecuada en bienestar animal y medicina veterinaria forense. El objetivo del presente articulo es caracterizar la percepcion y el conocimiento de los estudiantes de medicina veterinaria sobre la formacion en medicina veterinaria forense, bienestar animal y la asociacion entre maltrato animal y violencia humana. Un cuestionario online fue distribuido a los estudiantes de las 227 y 22 facultades de medicina veterinaria en Brasil y Colombia, respectivamente. Pruebas de chi-cuadrado fueron realizadas para comparar las respuestas de las variables categoricas entre los estudiantes de Brasil y Colombia. La mayoria de los estudiantes encuestados indicaron que su escuela ofrecia capacitacion en bienestar animal. Sin embargo, solo el 21.8% (47/216) de los estudiantes colombianos y el 43.1% (216/523) de los brasilenos mencionaron que su facultad ofrecia formacion en medicina veterinaria forense. En ambos paises fueron identificadas deficiencias en la capacitacion sobre la identificacion de traumas no accidentales, denuncia de maltrato animal y el conocimiento sobre la asociacion entre maltrato animal y violencia interpersonal. A pesar de esto, mas del 90% de los estudiantes relataron ser conscientes de la relacion que existe entre estos dos crimenes y la importancia de recibir capacitacion obligatoria sobre maltrato animal y medicina veterinaria forense. Adicionalmente, la mayoria de los encuestados reconocieron que el maltrato animal incluye tanto el abuso fisico como el mental. Nuestros resultados destacan la necesidad de mejorar la educacion en bienestar animal, maltrato animal, violencia humana y medicina veterinaria forense en las facultades de medicina veterinaria de Brasil y Colombia.

Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	640-648
Publicación	Journal of veterinary medical education
Volumen	48
N.º	6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2019-0138
Estado	Publicada - 01 dic. 2021
Publicado de forma externa	Sí

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