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www.sydney.edu.au
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| | | | | For horse racing fans around Australia, the biggest week of the year is about to begin. With this will come the usual protests from anti-racing campaigners, keen to highlight the perceived cruelties of the sport. I, too, used to judge the racing industry harshly, based on what I had seen on TV. This changed the day I set foot on a racetrack for the first time, when I fell completely in love with the industry. | |
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www.equinebehaviourist.co.uk
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| | | | | The last couple of years have seen a welcome increase in the research of equine body language, with some fascinating studies looking at the expression of pain in horses. | |
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hoofcare.blogspot.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] A Canadian research initiative led by Dr. Thilo Pfau at the University of Calgary, funded by Horse Racing Alberta, aims to enhance racehorse injury prevention through wearable sensor technology, focusing on predicting and preventing injuries in Thoroughbred, Standardbred, and Quarter horse racing. | |
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www.horsejournals.com
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| | | A devastating demand for donkey hides is decimating the donkey population in Africa, and threatening the livelihoods of millions of the world's poorest and most marginalized people. Kisima is a widow living in Nimalat, Kenya, and raises her nine children alone. She earns money through selling charcoal at the market and, to do so, she is completely dependent on her two donkeys. | ||