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More than half of vets report that they likely see cases of animal abuse by falsification, analogous to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in their practice, per small Dutch survey

04.08.26 | PLOS

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Article title: Animal abuse by falsification–Recognition amongst the veterinary profession in The Netherlands

Author countries: The Netherlands

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

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Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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PLOS One

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0345067

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Survey

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Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Hanna Abdallah

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APA:

PLOS. (2026, April 8). More than half of vets report that they likely see cases of animal abuse by falsification, analogous to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in their practice, per small Dutch survey. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMZYEN1/more-than-half-of-vets-report-that-they-likely-see-cases-of-animal-abuse-by-falsification-analogous-to-munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy-in-their-practice-per-small-dutch-survey.html

MLA:

"More than half of vets report that they likely see cases of animal abuse by falsification, analogous to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in their practice, per small Dutch survey." Brightsurf News, Apr. 8 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMZYEN1/more-than-half-of-vets-report-that-they-likely-see-cases-of-animal-abuse-by-falsification-analogous-to-munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy-in-their-practice-per-small-dutch-survey.html.