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European veterinarians are exhausted and burned out: “I euthanized 2,500 chickens. It affects your mental health”

From Gazeta Wyborcza · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A French veterinarian describes the psychological impact of routinely making life-or-death decisions.
  • She says colleagues from her graduating class and wider professional circle have died by suicide.

A French veterinarian says the daily responsibility for deciding who lives and dies can leave lasting psychological scars. She describes euthanizing 2,500 chickens and says the experience affects mental health.

“Everyone has colleagues from our graduating class, in our closest professional circle, who have taken their own lives,” she says. The short account presents exhaustion and burnout among European veterinarians through the pressure of repeated life-or-death decisions.

Everyone has colleagues from our graduating class, in our closest professional circle, who have taken their own lives.

— Unnamed French veterinarianShe describes the prevalence of suicide among colleagues and the mental-health burden of veterinary work.
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Originally published by Gazeta Wyborcza in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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