Percepción del médico veterinario sobre el uso de animales con fines terapéuticos para personas con problemas de salud en los cantones de Guayaquil y Samborondón.

Abstract

Currently there are different opinions regarding the use of animals therapeutically, there are people who agree and who do not consider this practice as optimal since they lack sufficient knowledge and have a wrong perspective regarding the proper handling of therapy animals even considering that any action carried out with them could end in exploitation and the rights of animals are not taken into consideration. For this reason, the objective of this degree work is to analyze the perception from a professional point of view about the use of animals for therapeutic purposes for people with health problems in the canton of Guayaquil and Samborondón, demonstrating the positive aspects and the correct handling of them respecting the freedoms and rights of animals. Surveys were carried out on 150 doctors among the mentioned cantons, resulting in a positive perception of 93% of them, with these results it was also possible to know the percentage of veterinary doctors who have undergone some type of training in the area of ethology and are considered fit. to work in animal assisted therapy.