Social-ethical issues concerning the control strategy of animal diseases in the European Union: A survey

Nina E. Cohen (), Marcel A.P.M. Asseldonk and Elsbeth N. Stassen

Agriculture and Human Values, 2007, vol. 24, issue 4, 499-510

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. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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