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Instructions: This assignment is intended to take approximately 5 - 10 hours to complete.

  1. Read each question carefully before answering
  2. Answer all questions to the best of your ability, and in your own words. Plagiarized assignments will not be accepted, and you will not be registered in the course.
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Part 1 Pre-Course Questions /10
Part 2 A day in the life of a vet /20
Part 3Critical Review of ethics in Animal Medicine /20
Assignment total: /50
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Part 1: Pre-course questions /10

Please complete the following Review and Critical Thinking questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Please complete these questions before you move on to the content provided in Part 2.

  1. What do you think a regular day in the life of a veterinary looks like?
  1. What do you think is a Vets greatest challenge in their work?

Part 2: A day in the life of a vet /20

Please go to the link below and play the free AVMA Animal Hospital Video Game to at least level 15. This game was developed for the American Veterinary Medical Association. After playing the game for a while (there is also an iPad and Android tablet version of the game), please write a 250-500 wordresponse to the following question.

Do you think the game realistically portrays the challenges that vets face every day?

Why or why not? Explain.

AVMA Animal Hospital video Game:

Part 3:Critical Review of ethics in Animal Medicine /20

Please watch the following videos and read the various sources linked below. After reviewing the content, and any other research that you wish to include, write a 250-500 word opinion essay on the following question.

Are elective procedures such as de-sexing pets, declawing cats, and euthanizing animals where treatments are costly ethical? Should we humans be allowed to make these decisions?

Why or why not? Explain.

Link 1:Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Position statement on neutering of Dogs and Cats

Link 2: Recent study on the effects of neutering dogs on other health conditions.

Video 1: Should I declaw my Cat? What is it?

Video 2:The Paw Project Documentary Trailer

Link 3:Canadian Veterinarian Medical Association Position statement on Euthanasia of animals

Link 4: Article on the Ethics (or un-ethics) of animal euthanasia.

You are encouraged to engage in further research and find other sources to base your opinion essay on. In your essay, please ensure to use proper APA style citations. For more info on citations please see the University of Victoria APA Style Guide

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