,
,An Introduction to Veterinary
Medical Ethics
,
,S E C O N D E D I T I O N
An Introduction to
Veterinary Medical
Ethics
Theory and Cases
Bernard E. Rollin, PhD
, Bernard Rollin, a university distinguished professor of philosophy, biomedical sciences, animal sciences, and
university bioethicist at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, where he developed the world’s first course
in veterinary ethics and animal rights. He is the recipient of the prestigious Henry Spira Award from the
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. In worldwide demand as a speaker, Rollin is
widely published; his books include The Unheeded Cry: Animal Consciousness, Animal Pain, and Science,
Farm Animal Welfare and Science and Ethics.
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Second edition, 2006
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rollin, Bernard E.
An introduction to veterinary medical ethics : theory and cases / Bernard E. Rollin.— 2nd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8138-0399-9 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8138-0399-3 (alk. paper)
1. Veterinary medicine—Moral and ethical aspects. 2. Veterinarians—Professional ethics. 3. Animal
welfare—Moral and ethical aspects. I. Title.
SF756.39.R65 2006
174’.9636—dc22 2005029131
,An Introduction to Veterinary
Medical Ethics
,
,S E C O N D E D I T I O N
An Introduction to
Veterinary Medical
Ethics
Theory and Cases
Bernard E. Rollin, PhD
, Bernard Rollin, a university distinguished professor of philosophy, biomedical sciences, animal sciences, and
university bioethicist at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, where he developed the world’s first course
in veterinary ethics and animal rights. He is the recipient of the prestigious Henry Spira Award from the
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. In worldwide demand as a speaker, Rollin is
widely published; his books include The Unheeded Cry: Animal Consciousness, Animal Pain, and Science,
Farm Animal Welfare and Science and Ethics.
©2006 Blackwell Publishing
All rights reserved
Blackwell Publishing Professional
2121 State Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50014, USA
Orders: 1-800-862-6657
Office: 1-515-292-0140
Fax: 1-515-292-3348
Web site: www.blackwellprofessional.com
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK
Tel.: +44 (0)1865 776868
Blackwell Publishing Asia
550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Tel.: +61 (0)3 8359 1011
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific
clients, is granted by Blackwell Publishing, provided that the base fee of $.10 per copy is paid directly to the
Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that have
been granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payments has been arranged. The fee code for
users of the Transactional Reporting Service is ISBN-13: 978-0-8138-0399-9; ISBN-10: 0-8138-0399-3/2006
$.10.
First edition, ©1996 Iowa State University Press
Second edition, 2006
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rollin, Bernard E.
An introduction to veterinary medical ethics : theory and cases / Bernard E. Rollin.— 2nd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8138-0399-9 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8138-0399-3 (alk. paper)
1. Veterinary medicine—Moral and ethical aspects. 2. Veterinarians—Professional ethics. 3. Animal
welfare—Moral and ethical aspects. I. Title.
SF756.39.R65 2006
174’.9636—dc22 2005029131
