A rational exploration of the ethical and welfare issues in all
areas of equine use. This book addresses controversial and emotive
issues surrounding these iconic creatures, providing a reliable
source of information to support informed debate. It will enable
all those with an interest in horses and the uses they are put to
gain an awareness of the problems and abuses that occur. The book
draws on the expertise of a range of acknowledged leaders in equine
health and welfare. The first part of the book explores general
issues of the horse’s needs and nature. The second part
contains chapters each covering a specific human use of horses and
the abuses that arise as a result.
This book is part of the UFAW/Wiley-Blackwell Animal Welfare
Book Series. This major series of books produced in collaboration
between UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), and
Wiley-Blackwell provides an authoritative source of information on
worldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in the
field of animal welfare science and technology. For details of all
of the titles in the series see href=’http://www.wiley.com/go/ufaw’>www.wiley.com/go/ufaw.
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Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Part I Respecting the Horse’s Needs and Nature.
1 Equine Welfare and Ethics (Bernard Rollin).
2 A Historical Survey of Human-Equine Interactions
(David W. Ramey).
3 Equine Health and Disease – General Welfare Aspects
(D. Paul Lunn and C. Wayne Mc Ilwraith).
4 Nutritional Management of the Horse (Joe D. Pagan).
5 Equine Psychological Needs and Quality of Life (M.
Kiley-Worthington).
6 Spirit and Wellness in the Horse (Andrew F.
Fraser).
7 Pain and its Management in Horses (Laurie Goodrich and
Khursheed Mama).
8 Euthanasia as an Equine Welfare Tool (Jay G.
Merriam).
9 Equine Welfare and Integrative Veterinary Medicine (Kevin
K. Haussler).
10 Alternative Medicine and Equine Welfare – Challenging
the Science (David W. Ramey).
Part II Human Uses and Abuses – Welfare Issues.
11 Welfare Issues in Horse Racing (Rick M. Arthur).
12 Abusive Treatment and Subsequent Policy Development within
Various Breeds of Show Horses in the USA (Jim Heird).
13 The Horse as a Companion Animal (Nancy S. Loving).
14 Welfare Issues in the Rodeo Horse (Doug Corey).
15 Welfare Concerns in the Training and Competition of the
Cutting, Reining, and Reined Cow Horse (Jerry B. Black and David
Frisbie).
16 PMU Ranching and Equine Welfare (Nat T. Messer).
17 Welfare in the Discipline of Dressage (Midge
Leitch).
18 Raising Welfare Standards for Endurance Riding (Nancy S.
Loving).
19 Welfare Concerns in the Care, Training, and Competition of
the Hunter-Jumper (Richard D. Mitchell).
20 Welfare of Horses, Mules, and Other Equines in US Agriculture
(Josie L. Traub-Dargatz).
21 Welfare Issues with the Carriage Horse (Jay
Baldwin).
22 The Horse and its Use in Research (C. Wayne
Mc Ilwraith).
23 The Unwanted Horse – a Major Welfare Issue (Tom R.
Lenz).
24 The Welfare of Wild Horses in the Western USA (Albert J.
Kane).
25 Welfare Issues in the Event Horse (Kent Allen).
Index.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Bernard E. Rollin is University Distinguished Professor of
Philosophy, Biomedical Sciences, Animal Sciences, and University
Bioethicist at Colorado State University, USA.
C. Wayne Mc Ilwraith is University Distinguished
Professor, Barbara Cox Anthony University Endowed Chair in
Orthopedics and Director of Orthopaedic Research at the Orthopaedic
Research Center, Colorado State University, USA.
The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is
an internationally recognised, independent, scientific and
educational animal welfare charity concerned with improving
knowledge and understanding of animals’ needs in order to
promote high standards of welfare for farm, companion, laboratory,
captive wild animals and those with which we interact in the
wild.
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