Dean of College of Veterinary Medicine Refuses to Publicly Condemn or Correct Such an Inhumane Practice
Please contact the President of the University and request that the University condemns this practice and severely restricts this professor regarding future contacts with veterinary students. Ask President Choi to take the appropriate action towards instilling a humane attitude within the College of Veterinary Medicine. Request that he instructs the College to make the welfare of the animals a priority in all of its classes.
Mun Choi, Ph.D.
Office of the President
University of Missouri
105 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-1288
PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR VETERINARIAN AND ASK THAT THEY REACH OUT TO PRESIDENT CHOI AS THIS REFLECTS ON EVERY GRADUATE OF THE SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Dr. Dietrich Volkmann, a teaching professor of reproductive medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, gave a presentation on artificial insemination on July 30 at the annual Canine Care Workshop sponsored by the USDA and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Shockingly, Dr. Volkmann instructed the approximately 75 commercial dog breeders in attendance that the breeders should “ram” the pipette into the dog’s vagina when performing artificial insemination. Dr. Volkmann even made a violent gesture with his arm to demonstrate the intensity the breeder should use to force the instrument into the dog’s body. He then mocked the yelping noise that a dog makes when he assaults her in this manner.
Dr. Volkmann’s entire presentation demonstrated a strong disdain towards animals. He started by describing the daily routine of a veterinarian and lamented that often the first thing a veterinarian must do in the morning is to have to perform surgery on a “frigging bitch.”
Appallingly, Dr. Volkmann’s presentation affirmed that it is acceptable to treat animals as inanimate objects with no regard for the gratuitous pain inflicted upon them. Even worse, Dr. Volkmann instructed breeders at the workshop to do likewise. He undoubtedly communicates this same message to students at the College of Veterinary Medicine – our future veterinarians.
