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Education Courses Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare

Language
English
Nature
mandatory
Method of evaluation
semi-final examination
Year in the curriculum
1
Semester in the curriculum
2
Credits
3
Lectures
30
Practical lessons
15
Specialization
veterinary (English)
Documents
Documents
Allow for
  • Vet EN

Course description

Responsible for the subjects:
Dr. habil Kinga Fodor Ph.D.,
associate professor, head of department
e-mail: [Click to see email]

Lecturers:
• Dr. Kinga Fodor associate professor
• Dr. Gabriella Korsós, assistant research follow
• Dr. Annamaria Kiss, PhD. student
• Dr. Csaba Csintalan, doctor of vet. med., and laws

Invited lecturers:
• Attila Márton, dog-welfare journalist, blogger

Administrator:
Krisztina Sényi secretary of the department

Lectures theme

STUDY PLAN OF ANIMAL WELFARE

THEORY
Title of topic

Kotlán Lecture Hall

Date (2×45) Teacher
Technical information

Definitions: animal welfare, wellbeing, rights and protection. The concept, goals and task of professional animal protection.

2023. 02. 06.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Kinga Fodor
History of animal protection.

the appearance of animals in religious history

2023. 02. 13.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Gabriella Korsós
The issue of animal rights

Relationship between animal abuse and social aggression.

2023. 02. 20.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Kinga Fodor
Relationship between animal and environmental protection. Wildlife protection 2023. 02.27.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Gabriella Korsós
Recognition, prevention and alleviation of animal pain and estimation of the degree of suffering. 2023. 03. 06.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Kinga Fodor
Ethical aspects of euthanasia

Problem with the non-competent civil animal protection. Case reports

Animal abuse reporting options

2023. 03. 13.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Annamaria Kiss
Critical areas in animal protection I. (experimental animals)  2023. 03.20.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Kinga Fodor
Critical areas in animal protection II. (stray-, zoo, circus-, experimental animals, non-professional breeding) 2023. 03.27.

12.15 – 14.00

dr. Gabriella Korsós
Spring BREAK 2023. 04. 03.

15.15- 17.00

Protection of animals kept for farming purposes 2023. 04. 15.

15.15- 17.00

Saturday working day!

instead of 2023 04. 10

dr. Csaba Csintalan
Protection of animals during transport 2023. 04. 17.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Csaba Csintalan
Legal aspects of euthanasia; Legal sanctions in the field of animal welfare 2023. 04.24.

15.15- 17.00

dr. Csaba Csintalan

 

NATIONAL DAY 2023.05.01.

15.15- 17.00

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Critical areas in animal protection III.

(Protection of wildlife. Hunting. Legislation and ethics)

2023. 05. 08

15.15- 17.00

dr. Márton Battay
How to educate animal protection on from kindergarten to adult education 2023.05.15

15.15- 17.00

dr. Gabriella Korsós

 

 

 

 

 

Practical lessons theme

PRACTICALS
Title of topic

in Kotlan Lecture Hall – Thursday

in Marek Lecture Hall – Friday)

Time (3×45’) Teacher
Interpretation of media articles and events

The practice of preparing expert opinions on animal protection

gr. 6-10 2023.02.09. 14.15 -17.00

gr. 1-5 2023.02.10. 14.15 – 17.00

 

dr. Kinga Fodor

 

Dogs: special species, special problems (domestication-adaptation to human life, zoonosis, overpopulation, breeds problems etc.) gr. 6-10 2023.03.02. 14.15 – 17.00

gr. 1-5 2023.03.03. 14.15 – 17.00

 

dr. Kinga Fodor

(Attila Márton)

 

Shelter or dog pouds? The past, the present and the future of “Illatos street” gr. 6-10 2023. 03.23. 14.15 – 17.00

gr. 1-5 2023.03.24. 14.15 – 17.00

 

dr. Kinga Fodor

dr. Gabriella Korsós

dr. Annamária Kiss

Practical animal welfare aspects of farm animal keeping and husbandry (cattle, pigs, poultry). gr. 6-10 2023.04.13. 14.15 – 17.00

gr. 1-5 2023.04.14. 14.15 – 17.00

 

dr. Viktor Jurkovich
Saved wild animals (bears, wolves, raccoons)

Visiting in Central Europe largest bear refuge, in the Bear Farm Veresegyház

gr. 6-10 2023.05.04. 14.15 – 17.00

gr. 1-5 2023.05.05. 14.15 – 17.00

dr. Kinga Fodor

dr. Gabriella Korsós

dr. Annamária Kiss

Exam information

Electronic exam during the exam period

The exam has 50 test questions (single choice and true or false questions) and 2 short essays (5-5 points each) and 1 longer essay (10 points).
For 70 points altogether, with the standard UNIVET scoring system, so:
<60% – 1
60-69% – 2
70-79% – 3
80-89% – 4
90≤ – 5

You will have 60 minutes for the exam (75 minutes for students on the officially sent learning disability list).

It is important that you will not be able to navigate backwards in the exam, so never let any question blank before moving to the next page (there is no penalty for wrong answers).