@article{4472,
  keywords = {veterinary ethics, responsibility, ethical dilemma, culling of dogs, Ropohl},
  author = {G Alobo and A Kahunde and V Luyckx and S Okech and J Semakula and D Agaba and S Hartnack},
  title = {Culling dogs to control rabies in Uganda – an example of moral distress for a veterinary officer},
  abstract = {Domestic dogs are the main source of human rabies deaths – approximately 60,000 annually occurring mostly in Africa and Asia. The World Health Organisation and its partners declared “zero human deaths due to canine rabies by 2030” as a strategic goal. 
In the context of rabies control, an ethical case scenario from the perspective of a veterinary officer in Uganda is presented. A practice-oriented tool, Ropohl’s responsibility checklist, is applied to structure the individual responsibility of the veterinary officer according to the six core questions. This ethical deliberation was performed in a workshop following a participatory approach. Based on the ethical deliberation it becomes evident, that the case scenario could be potentially described by moral distress. 
We suggest that a better understanding of personal responsibility, including its extent and its limits, would help veterinary officers to better cope with difficult and challenging situations.},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift},
  volume = {133},
  month = {05/2020},
  publisher = {Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG},
  address = {Hannover},
  issn = {0005-9366},
  doi = {10.2376/0005-9366-19052},
  language = {Englisch},
}