Education
Animal experiments in higher education
Dr Corina Gericke DVM, Dr Martina Kuhtz DVM
The Hippocratic oath which is valid for all medical doctors obliges to preserve life. Most veterinary surgeons take up this profession to heal animals. The motivation for the studies of biology is the interest in nature with all its life-forms. But the basic principle of the great respect for life is breached, when students are forced to take part in animal experiments - against their conscience. more
The Hippocratic oath which is valid for all medical doctors obliges to preserve life. Most veterinary surgeons take up this profession to heal animals. The motivation for the studies of biology is the interest in nature with all its life-forms. But the basic principle of the great respect for life is breached, when students are forced to take part in animal experiments - against their conscience. more



