Ozen, AOzturk, RYasar, AArmutak, ABasagac, TOzgur, ASeker, I2020-03-262020-03-2620040375-84271805-9392https://dx.doi.org/10.17221/5708-VETMEDhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/18930The authors examined the attitudes of veterinary practitioners in Turkey towards animals' right to life. For this purpose, a telephone questionnaire was applied on a total of 303 practitioners located in four provinces in Turkey. The overall response rate was 82%. The respect for right to life was valued slightly over neutral. According to the 5-point Likert scale, the average value scored by the participants for the items of views about animals' right to life was found as 3.25. Type of practice (pet clinics: 3.41), gender (females: 3.63), perceived responsibility (to animal: 3.48), keeping a pet (yes: 3.34) and membership in a society (yes: 3.67) had a statistically significant influence on attitudes towards animals' right to life. Independent variables explained 87% of the variance in attitudes, with most of the variance accounted for by perceived responsibility.en10.17221/5708-VETMEDinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessanimal rightsanimals' right to liveveterinarianveterinary practitionersArticle498298304Q3WOS:000223817100004Q2