Social-ethical issues concerning the control strategy of animal diseases in the European Union: A survey |
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Authors: | Nina E Cohen Marcel APM van Asseldonk Elsbeth N Stassen |
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Institution: | (1) Wageningen Institute for Animal Sciences, Animal Production Systems Group, Animals and Society, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, The Netherlands;(2) Business Economics Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | In 2004 a survey was conducted in the member states of the European Union designed to gain greater insight into the views
on control strategies for foot and mouth disease, classical swine fever, and avian influenza with respect to the epidemiological,
economic and social-ethical consequences of each of these animal diseases. This article presents the results of the social-ethical
survey. A selection of stakeholders from each member state was asked to prioritize issues for the prevention and control of
these diseases. A majority of stakeholders chose preventive measures as the preferred issue. An analysis was done to determine
whether there were differences in views expressed by stakeholders from member states with a history of recent epidemics and
ones without such a history, and whether there were regional differences. There were no differences between member states
with or without a history of recent epidemics. There were indeed regional differences between the priority orders from Northern
and Southern Europe on the one hand, and from Eastern Europe on the other.
Nina
E. Cohen
is a biologist and is a researcher at the Wageningen University. She is specialized in societal and ethical issues in human–animal
relationships. Her current research is focused on the social-ethical issues concerning the prevention and control of foot
and mouth disease, classical swine fever and avian influenza.
Marcel A.P.M. van Asseldonk
has studied animal science. Currently he works at the Institute for Risk Management in Agriculture (IRMA) of the Wageningen
University. He is specialized in the design and pricing of insurance policies and animal health funds for the main livestock
epidemics.
Elsbeth N. Stassen
is a veterinarian and professor of Animals and Society at the Wageningen University. Elsbeth Stassen is specialized in animal
health, animal welfare and human–animal relationships. She was a member of a governmental welfare committee during the avian
influenza epidemic in the Netherlands in 2003. |
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Keywords: | Animal welfare Avian influenza Classical swine fever Control strategy Culling of healthy animals Foot and mouth disease Preventive measures Socio-psychological and ethical issues Vaccination |
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