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Articles

(added 2/2/10) Dying by Inches an excellent article on the rise of equine starvation cases written by CuChullaine O’Reilly FRGS and distributed by the Long Riders' Guild Academic Foundation

(added 22/1/10) Australia - The world's greatest horse-loving nation? Jane Duckworth January 2010     

Recommended reading list

Australia’s landmark horse and dog welfare books are now available. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? The Treatment of Horses in Australia (2002, 2009 reprint) and Not Every Dog Has His Day: The Treatment of Dogs in Australia (Oct 2009) are the most comprehensive books of their kind to be published. Recommended by various animal welfare and advocate groups. Surprising reading with plenty of photos. Purchase now or request copies through your local municipal library! Highly recommended for secondary and TAFE libraries as well. For more details and related horse and dog welfare links visit www.doghorsewelfare.com.au

Marthe Kiley-Worthington (1998) Equine Welfare J. A. Allen & Co. London. J.A.Allen, This book is the first book about a single species which examines all the current arguments concerning animal welfare science, and applies them to whether what we do with our horses and how we keep them complies with maximizing their welfare. I read this book many years ago and it really got me thinking. This book should be on the recommended reading list of any equine course. You should be able to get this book either via your library or you can purchase it directly from the author at: www.horseridingfrance.com

Waran, Natalie Dr (ed) The Welfare of Horses, Animal Welfare Notes Series Book 1, Springer Books, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2007. This book is the first in a series on the welfare of animals, and it is appropriate that it addresses horses, whose welfare in modern management systems are a subject of major concern. The authors include internationally-recognised scientists from Britain, Ireland, USA and Australia. The series editor, Dr Clive Phillips is the Director of the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Relevant links

See the page welfare agencies for links to horse rescue centres

Marthe Kiley-Worthington, scientist and author of books about horse behaviour and welfare. Now runs an Eco Farm and Research Centre in France: www.eco-etho-recherche.com  Her books can be purchased form her other website: www.horseridingfrance.com

Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: www.daff.gov.au/aaws

The International League for the Protection of Horses site: www.worldhorsewelfare.org

The University of Queenslands Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics: www.uq.edu.au/cawe

The Animal Welfare Science Centre in Victoria: www.animalwelfare.net.au  It is an informative site and has many very good links.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA): www.rspca.org.au A society created to promote kindness and prevent or suppress cruelty to animals, to encourage and sustain public interest in animal welfare, and to enforce existing laws relating to the treatment of animals.

Animals Australia: www.animalsaustralia.org

Website www.group-housing-horses.net - if you are interested in scientific research about the group housing of horses - read this.