RE: PRIVATE PRACTICE - A case where I closed consultation
And you are right, too for this confidentiality must be considered. The fine line between giving information, reflect at the same time about issues and not hurting I have in mind.
So, when you speak about the things, which cause trouble in you in witnessing how animals are hurt would require additional information about how you get support in getting certain strategies of dealing with what you face in your profession. I would like to know if there is a part within your education covering that?
Aren't you obliged to report it to an animal protection association if an animal is negligently mistreated? Is this not exempt from professional secrecy?
What do you recommend to pet owners if you notice that someone is very negligent or abusive with an animal? Do you have the impression that your recommendations made someone think?
I can understand your compassion very well and I didn't think that so many of the students would quit. I'm really sorry about that.
to your friend's advice: Oh, of course, you know ;-)
Yes, but i will only have it in the 4 year of the degree...
We are not obliged to report, we can if we want, but this law is very recent, the thing is that most clinics think that by reporting it they will get a bad rep with the owners... It really depends on the owner of the clinic, and like i said, at least they brought the animal to the clinic, if we start telling the authorites they just keep doing the same thing but never bring their animals to the clinic...
If you asked me 1 year ago before the law against pet abuse passed i would have told you, you couldn't do anything, but right now after the law, just call the authorities, and keep calling them until they actually do something!! get the neighbors to call, get everyone to call.
If someone can abuse an animal, they are just 1 step away of doing the same to a human