PubMed · 8778920
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OBJECTIVES: To determine attitudes of veterinarians, animal control directors, and country prosecutors in Michigan toward enforcement of state animal cruelty legislation and to identify factors associated with whether veterinarians would report suspected cases of animal cruelty. DESIGN: Survey. SAMPLE POPULATION: Questionnaires were sent to 1,146 Michigan Veterinary Medical Association member veterinarians, 139 animal control directors, and 83 county prosecutors in Michigan. RESULTS: 740 (65%) veterinarians, 70 (50%) animal control directors, and 43 (52%) prosecutors responded. Six hundred forty six of 735 (88%) veterinarians reported having treated an animal that they believed had been a victim of animal cruelty, but only 192 of 719 (27%) had ever reported a case of animal cruelty, and only 217 of 734 (30%) had ever testified in an animal cruelty case. Logistic regression analysis of responses revealed that the only factor associated with whether veterinarians would report cases of suspected animal cruelty was the potential reactions of the involved clients to the accusation of animal cruelty. Veterinarians who rated reaction of the involved client as important, very important, or essential to their decision whether to report a case of animal cruelty were less likely to report such cases than were veterinarians who rated potential client reaction as somewhat important or unimportant. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Concern about potential client reaction was the most important factor in whether veterinarians would report cases of suspected animal cruelty.
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AIM: To determine the frequency of exposure to lead based paint (LBP) in early childhood centres (ECCs) in the Wellington region. METHODS: Senior staff at sixty nine randomly selected licensed ECCs in the Wellington region were contacted. Fifty two centres consented to participate. Senior staff at these centres were interviewed and centres built before 1980 were examined for damaged LBP surfaces accessible to children. The survey was carried out between July 1995 and January 1996. A centre was considered to be LBP positive if it had at least one damaged LBP surface accessible to children in the course of a normal day's activities. RESULTS: Fifty two per cent of surveyed centres were LBP positive. LBP hazards were detected in 60% of buildings built before 1965 and 30% of buildings constructed between 1965 and 1980, and were found more frequently in Te Kohanga Reo and childcare centres. Although children aged 2 years and under constituted only 27% of all children attending surveyed centres, over half (53%) of the children in this age group attended centres with an LBP hazard. Staff at ECCs were often uncertain about the causes and outcomes of lead toxicity and expressed a desire for further education. CONCLUSION: There is significant potential for exposure to lead in early childhood centres in Wellington as a consequence of accessible damaged lead based paint surfaces.