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- Animal welfare has become a societal expectation, and veterinarians are required to uphold these standards through their expertise in science, ethics, and advocacy.
- To prepare future veterinarians for these responsibilities, educational frameworks like the Day-1 competences were established by the FVE and EAEVE to standardize animal welfare education in veterinary schools.
- A recent survey in 2019 indicated an increase in animal welfare teaching across Europe, but about 25% of veterinary schools still fall short of fully implementing these competencies, highlighting a need for standardization and improvement in veterinary education.
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Nowadays, animal welfare is seen as a 'common good' and a societal expectation. Veterinarians are expected to promote and ensure the welfare of animals under their care by using their scientific knowledge and skills in ethical reasoning and advocacy. Veterinary education must equip veterinary graduates with the necessary competences to fulfil these roles. In 2013, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) and the European Association of Establishment of Veterinary Education (EAEVE) adopted the Day-1 competences on animal welfare science, ethics and law for veterinary undergraduate education after having surveyed European veterinary schools in 2012. In 2019, the FVE carried out a follow-up survey to monitor the evolution of animal welfare teaching in Europe. A total of 82 responses were received, representing 57 faculties from 25 European countries. Overall results showed that the teaching of animal welfare science, ethics and law has increased in response to growing societal needs, and that welfare is more and more internally embedded in the profession, which is reflected in the curriculum. Nevertheless, at least one quarter of European schools still only partially meet the 2013 Day-1 competencies. This indicates the need for greater efforts, both from the EAEVE and from individual schools, to ensure that the teaching of animal welfare across Europe is standardised.
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