反疫苗的寵物主人正將他們寵物的健康置于危險之中

反疫苗的寵物主人正將他們寵物的健康置于危險之中

More pet owners are failing to vaccinate their animals, new figures show, and a UK animal charity is describing the growing problem as a "ticking time bomb" for pets.

最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，越來越多的寵物主人沒有給他們的寵物接種疫苗，英國一家動物慈善機(jī)構(gòu)將這一日益嚴(yán)重的問題描述為寵物的“定時炸彈”。

Millions of animals are being left unprotected and vulnerable to potentially fatal diseases such as cat flu, rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease and parvovirus, according to the charity PDSA, with vets fearing that the anti-vax phenomenon is spreading to animals.

慈善機(jī)構(gòu)英國人民獸醫(yī)藥房稱，數(shù)百萬只動物沒有受到保護(hù)，容易感染貓流感、兔病毒性出血病和細(xì)小病毒等潛在致命疾病，獸醫(yī)們擔(dān)心這種反疫苗現(xiàn)象正在向動物領(lǐng)域擴(kuò)散。

The number of domestic animals protected has seen a dramatic decline in recent years, according to the 2019 PDSA Animal Wellbeing Report. The survey of 5,036 dog, cat and rabbit owners in Britain found that only two thirds (66%) of pets received their primary vaccinations when young, compared with 84% in 2016.

根據(jù)2019年英國人民獸醫(yī)藥房動物福利報告，近年來，受保護(hù)的家畜數(shù)量急劇下降。這項對英國5036名養(yǎng)狗、貓和兔子的人進(jìn)行的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，只有三分之二(66%)的寵物在年幼時接種過初級疫苗，而2016年這一比例為84%。

Furthermore, the report also revealed that about a third of pets (32%) are not getting their longer-term protection.

此外，該報告還顯示，大約三分之一的寵物(32%)沒有得到長期的保護(hù)。

The 18 percentage point decrease over just three years could mean more than 7 million pets are now vulnerable to infection, according to the charity.

據(jù)該慈善機(jī)構(gòu)稱，在短短三年時間里，寵物數(shù)量下降了18個百分點(diǎn)，這可能意味著現(xiàn)在有700多萬只寵物易受感染。

Creep of anti-vax sentiment into animal care

反疫苗情緒擴(kuò)散至動物醫(yī)療領(lǐng)域

The worrying fall coincides with the growth in the anti-vaxxer movement, with some parents expressing skepticism about the safety and efficacy of childhood vaccines.

隨著反vax運(yùn)動的增長，這種擔(dān)憂下降，一些家長對幼年疫苗的安全性和有效性表示懷疑。

Daniella Dos Santos, the British Veterinary Association's junior vice president, said the findings came as no surprise:

英國獸醫(yī)協(xié)會副會長丹妮拉·多斯桑托斯說，這一發(fā)現(xiàn)并不令人意外:

"Vets are deeply concerned about the creep of anti-vax sentiments into animal care. Our member survey found that 98% of vets have been questioned by clients about the need for vaccination."

獸醫(yī)們非常擔(dān)心反疫苗情緒會擴(kuò)散到動物醫(yī)療領(lǐng)域。我們成員的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，98%的獸醫(yī)曾被客戶問及是否需要接種疫苗。”

"We always welcome questions from clients but we're worried that these conversations are being heavily influenced by what pet owners are seeing online from unreliable sources. Vaccination is vital in protecting pets from preventable and potentially fatal diseases that can be devastating for families."

“我們一直歡迎客戶提出問題，但我們擔(dān)心，寵物主人在網(wǎng)上看到的不可靠信息嚴(yán)重影響了這些對話。”接種疫苗對于保護(hù)寵物免受可預(yù)防和潛在致命疾病的影響至關(guān)重要，這些疾病對家庭造成毀滅性影響。”

Sean Wensley, a PDSA senior vet, called the decline in pet vaccinations "extremely worrying."

英國人民獸醫(yī)藥房高級獸醫(yī)肖恩•溫斯利表示，接種疫苗的寵物數(shù)量的下降“非常令人擔(dān)憂”。

"Vaccinations have helped to protect millions of pets from serious diseases such as parvovirus, cat flu and Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease," he said.

他說:“接種疫苗幫助數(shù)百萬寵物免受細(xì)小病毒、貓流感和兔病毒性出血病等嚴(yán)重疾病的影響。”

"If people don't vaccinate, we risk seeing a rise in extremely unpleasant, preventable, diseases that can cause considerable animal suffering and death."

“如果人們不（給寵物）接種疫苗，我們將面臨極端不愉快的、可預(yù)防性疾病風(fēng)險的增加，這些疾病可能導(dǎo)致相當(dāng)多的動物遭受痛苦和死亡。”

Pet owners gave a variety of reasons for failing to ensure their animals receive the right injections.

寵物主人為為什么沒有確保他們的動物得到正確的接種給出了各種各樣的理由。

Of those who did not vaccinate, 17% deemed it "too expensive," while the same proportion argued that their pet did not come into contact with other animals. A slightly lower proportion (16%) said they felt it was "unnecessary," while 13% said that their "pet found going to the vet very stressful."

在那些沒有（給寵物）接種疫苗的人中，17%的人認(rèn)為疫苗“太貴了”，而同樣比例的人認(rèn)為他們的寵物沒有接觸過其他動物。略低比例(16%)的人說他們覺得“沒有必要”，而13%的人說他們的“寵物覺得去看獸醫(yī)很有壓力”。

Alice Jackson's pet kitten Mr. Meowgi recently died from Feline Leukemia virus (FeLV), a loss she described as "incredibly distressing," for both herself and her son.

愛麗絲·杰克遜的寵物貓喵吉先生最近死于貓白血病病毒，她說這對她自己和兒子來說都是“令人難以置信的痛苦”。

"He was an indoor cat and never usually went outside, but one day he escaped and went missing, even though we're always careful not to let him get out," she said.

她說:“它在室內(nèi)活動，平時從不出去，盡管我們總是小心翼翼地不讓它出來，可有一天它逃走了，不見了。”

"If I'd have known a vaccination course would have saved his life I would have had this sorted immediately. Seeing him deteriorate so quickly was so traumatic. My son is autistic and had developed a close bond with him, and having to say goodbye to him has broken all of our hearts."

“如果我早知道接種疫苗能救它的命，我會立馬解決這個問題。看到他的病情惡化得如此之那么痛苦。我的兒子患有自閉癥，和它的關(guān)系很親密，不得不和它道別讓我們所有人感到心碎。”

Among the other issues of concern raised by the report that almost one in five (19%) of dogs are left home alone for too long, while almost half (49%) of rabbits live in "solitary confinement."

報告提出的其他問題包括，近五分之一(19%)的狗被單獨(dú)留在家里太久，而近一半(49%)的兔子生活在“單獨(dú)監(jiān)禁”中。