title: [Therapy or euthanasia? How far may (and should) the veterinarian go in the treatment of an animal?].
abstract: Veterinarians are often faced with the question of whether they should treat or--in accordance with the animal owner--to end the life of a pet animal. This situation can be described as a moral dilemma. Can this moral dilemma be solved? The author argues that we have special moral obligations to care for pet animals. The special, quasi-personal relationships between pet animal and animal owners provide veterinarians in most cases with moral reasons to carry out the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Ethik-Zentrum, Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Rippe
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000662:veterinary*; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000592:standards*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*
vernacular_title: Therapieren oder euthanasieren? Wie weit darf (und soll) der Tierarzt in der Behandlung eines Tieres gehen?