A bioética e o bem-estar animal são disciplinas fundamentais para a formação de profissionais conscientes e preparados para respeitar os seres vivos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever a oferta destas disciplinas pelos cursos de medicina veterinária das universidades brasileiras. A busca eletrônica nas grades curriculares ocorreu nos meses de fevereiro a abril de 2016. Observou-se que 13 (8,22%) cursos disponibilizavam a disciplina de bioética, 74 (46,83%) a disciplina de bem-estar animal, 18 (11,39%) ambas a disciplinas e 60 (37,97%) não disponibilizam as disciplinas. Concluiu-se que, não obstante a necessidade e a normatização vigente, mais de um terço dos cursos pesquisados não ofertava as disciplinas de bem-estar animal e/ou bioética. Diante disso, infere-se a necessidade de haver incentivo à inclusão de ambas disciplinas em todos os cursos de graduação de medicina veterinária como forma de cumprir as recomendações nacionais e internacionais existentes e para proporcionar uma relação respeitosa entre todos os seres vivos.

The present study investigated veterinarians' perceptions of bioethics and animal welfare training. Participants were divided in two groups: Group 1 graduated in or before 2003, and Group 2 graduated after 2003. One hundred forty participants completed the questionnaire: 62 (44.3%) from Group 1 and 78 (55.7%) from Group 2. One participant (1.6%) in Group 1 and 8 participants (10.2%) in Group 2 were taught bioethics as an elective or required course before graduating (p=0.003). Fifty-nine participants (95.2%) from Group 1 and 75 (96.2%) from Group 2 believed that a bioethics course should be required to graduate (p=0.959). Four participants (6.4%) from Group 1 and 24 (30.8%) from Group 2 were taught animal welfare as an elective or required course before graduating (p=0.003). Fifty-seven participants (91.9%) from Group 1 and 77 (98.7%) from Group 2 believed that animal welfare should be required to graduate (p=0.959). All participants considered both subjects highly relevant to the profession. Most participants were not taught bioethics or animal welfare courses before graduating; however, the availability of these courses increased after 2003. It was concluded that more emphasis should be given to teaching bioethics and animal welfare in veterinary undergraduate training.