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John Wiley(Bp) Equine Welfare by Mcilwraith
A rational exploration of the ethical and welfare issues in allareas of equine use. This book addresses controversial and emotiveissues surrounding these iconic creatures, providing a reliablesource of information to support informed debate. It will enableall those with an interest in horses and the uses they are put togain an awareness of the problems and abuses that occur. The bookdraws on the expertise of a range of acknowledged leaders in equinehealth and welfare. The first part of the book explores generalissues of the horse s needs and nature. The second partcontains chapters each covering a specific human use of horses andthe abuses that arise as a result. This book is part of the UFAW/Wiley–Blackwell Animal WelfareBook Series. This major series of books produced in collaborationbetween UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), andWiley–Blackwell provides an authoritative source of information onworldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in thefield of animal welfare science and technology.