Overall, it appears that veterinarians who work in direct contact with animals overwhelmingly fail to recognize their sentience, especially that of farmed animals.
JACOB LICHTY: ‘It makes sense that humans who have regular, close contact with animals would tend to be more sympathetic towards their interests. To explore this potential link — or lack thereof — researchers in this study interviewed both Bulgarian and English-speaking veterinary students through a written questionnaire. They asked the students about their personal experiences with both farmed and companion animals. They also inquired about the students’ eating habits. Whether they consume animal products or eat a vegetarian or vegan diet. The researchers interviewed 131 Bulgarian students and 78 English-speaking students…
In regards to diet, the vast majority of vet students consume animal products while only a small percentage adhere to veg*n diets. 90% of Bulgarian and 86% of English-speaking students eat animal products, whereas 8% of Bulgarians and 6% of the English-speaking students eat vegetarian diets. Only 2% of the Bulgarians and 5% of the English-speaking students indicated that they ate vegan diets. Approximately 2.5% of the English-speaking students did not answer this question.
Using this data, the researchers concluded that one of the reasons so few vet students eat veg*n diets is their lack of involvement with raising animals for food… Overall, it appears that individuals working in direct contact with animals overwhelmingly fail to recognize their sentience. This is troubling, as one would hope that those working with animals would be much more sympathetic to their suffering’. SOURCE…
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