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Ethics: Overview

Veterinarians and veterinary team members are often on the ethical front lines. Balancing the demands of clients, patients, animal health, industry, team members, society, business, and animal welfare is a gargantuan undertaking. This section will assist you in addressing the ethical dilemmas, big and small, that impact your every day work.

Resources

How to Discuss Professionalism with Your Team
Think Public Safety Trumps Employment Law?
Burnout: Causes and Solutions, Part 6
Is Boycotting Worth It?
When Benevolent People Get Stiffed
When Goodbye Isn't Enough: What To Say After They're Gone
Arguing With a Full Stomach
Too Close For Comfort?
Gunshot Dog: Report It or Not?
Where's Your Line?
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Articles

Toxic Superstar Employees: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
Many of us have experienced working with a toxic superstar—that technically talented team member who lacks self-awareness and self-management, causing everyone to tippy-toe around him or her...
Court Ruling Allows Pet Owners To Sue for Sentimental Value: How Will This Affect You?
You’ve heard the saying, “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” Well if a recent ruling by a Texas appeals court is upheld, “everything” could now include veterinary...
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Words Can Cost Your License
A 10-year-old Yorkie died unexpectedly after receiving the third mitotane (Lysodren, drugs.com/pro/lysodren.html) tablet you dispensed to treat her Cushing’s disease. You know that either you...
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Blogs

Think Public Safety Trumps Employment Law?
Think public safety trumps employment law? Maybe… or not. This fall, a young, female college student was murdered two blocks from my home. The victim was shot eleven times and the perpetrator...
Burnout: Causes and Solutions, Part 6
Burnout: All Thing$ Equal Most practices I’ve been involved in have some sort of hush-hush policy when it comes to employee wages. In other words, employees are not “allowed” to...
Is Boycotting Worth It?
You know a list of people we’d like to prevent from harming our interests. Most people find comfort in, “simple” lists. Unfortunately, life is not so simple. Recently an animal...