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Veterinary Medicine & Public Health The care of stray animals better conditions. With that protecting public
is given priority to prevent
this awareness we created
health is related to the care
and with the adoption of
zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic
of these lovely members
our friends on the street;
diseases are diseases that
of our society who are
can be transmitted from
We prevent the population
often overlooked. In this
animals to humans. Stray
of these animals from
harmonious balance, we
animals are more vulnerable
to such diseases because
diseases and enrich our
also have a positive impact
they live in unhealthy increasing. Stray animals can both protect ourselves from
lives with spiritual values
on society mentally. Research
conditions. By meeting the shows that interacting with such as compassion and
health needs of stray animals; animals can reduce stress, empathy that we learn by
As veterinarians, we create anxiety, and depression. We taking care of these
a protective shield against aim to improve the mental animals.
diseases that can seriously health of individuals in
threaten public health, such society by taking care of stray
as rabies, leptospirosis animals and encouraging
and toxoplasmosis. Street responsible behavior towards
animals; It acts as a reservoir stray animals. Caring for stray
for parasites such as fleas, animals improves the sense
ticks and mosquitoes. These of compassion and empathy
parasites transmit diseases to in society and teaches us to
humans. Paying attention to be more sensitive towards
the care of stray animals can defenseless animals living
prevent the spread of these in difficult conditions. This
parasites and reduce the risk empathy we gain by being
of vector-borne diseases in sensitive to animals is also
society. reflected in our interactions
with people and creates a
more compassionate society.
Studies have shown At the intersection of
that interacting with veterinary medicine and
animals can reduce public health, improving the
living conditions of stray
stress, anxiety, and animals is very important.
depression. Prioritizing the health and
living conditions of stray
animals; We strengthen
The issue of caring for stray our community's defenses
animals; It is an excellent against zoonotic diseases,
opportunity to educate the promote responsible pet
public about responsible ownership, and cultivate
pet ownership, spay/neuter a compassionate and
and vaccinations. By raising empathetic society.
awareness for stray animals
and focusing on this issue, As a veterinarian who is
we enable animal lovers sensitive to the problems
to care for their pets in
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