Compliance with Physiology as the Foundation for Animal Welfare Guidelines, Exemplified by the rehabilitation of the horse's foot and mouth. [2006]
Abstract by W.R. Cook, H. Strasser and E.R.J.M De Beukelaer for the University Federation of Animal WelfareÕs/British Veterinary Association's Ethics Committee International Symposium "Quality of Life; the heart of the matter" held at the Royal Society, London, UK 13-14 September, 2006. Advances in knowledge reveal that horseshoes and bits are harmful and can be replaced by recently developed methods of management that are physiologically acceptable Cruelty is defined as the infliction of avoidable pain and suffering. As shoes and bits cause pain and suffering, and as both are now avoidable, this obliges us to reclassify them as cruel. (In Press, Animal Welfare)
Compliance with Physiology as the Foundation for Animal Welfare Guidelines, Exemplified by the rehabilitation of the horse's foot and mouth.
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