ABSTRACT Veterinary practitioners are thought of as guardians of animal health and wellbeing, and are considered important in the development of policies on animals. Measuring veterinary students’ attitudes toward animals and animal use is needed when assessing the effectiveness of education programs focused on animal welfare and ethics. The present study examined Spanish veterinary students’ attitudes toward different types of animal use, their human-directed empathy, and the relationship between these and various personal variables. The sample comprised 200 students who completed an online questionnaire. Attitudes toward animal use varied significantly, depending on the type of use in question. There was also a relationship between attitudes toward animal use, one component of human-directed empathy, “Empathic Concern,” and a number of personal variables such as gender, career choice, and contact with animal welfare organizations. Concern about the use of animals for research and animal management was lower in students who were in the later years of their studies. Reasons for this and the role of veterinary education are discussed.

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人类对动物使用的同理心和态度：对西班牙兽医学生的调查

摘要 兽医从业者被认为是动物健康和福祉的守护者，并被认为在制定动物政策方面很重要。在评估侧重于动物福利和伦理的教育计划的有效性时，需要衡量兽医学生对动物和动物使用的态度。本研究调查了西班牙兽医学生对不同类型的动物使用的态度、他们以人为本的同理心，以及这些与各种个人变量之间的关系。样本包括 200 名完成在线问卷的学生。对动物使用的态度差异很大，这取决于所讨论的使用类型。对动物使用的态度之间也存在关系，这是人类导向的同理心的一个组成部分，“同理心，”以及一些个人变量，例如性别、职业选择以及与动物福利组织的联系。处于学习后期的学生对使用动物进行研究和动物管理的担忧较低。对此的原因和兽医教育的作用进行了讨论。