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<p>Contributor List vii</p> <p>Foreword x<br /><i>Robert Hubrecht</i></p> <p>Prologue xii<br /><i>James Yeates</i></p> <p>1 Introduction: The Care and Animal Welfare of All Species 1<br /><i>James Yeates</i></p> <p>2 Carnivorans (Carnivora) 39<br /><i>James Yeates</i></p> <p>3 Cats (Felis silvestris catus) 52<br /><i>Irene Rochlitz and James Yeates</i></p> <p>4 Dogs (Canis familiaris) 81<br /><i>Nicola Rooney and Kevin Stafford</i></p> <p>5 Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) 124<br /><i>Claudia Vinke, Nico J. Schoemaker, and Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland</i></p> <p>6 Rabbits and Rodents (Glires) 145<br /><i>James Yeates and Vera Baumans</i></p> <p>7 European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 163<br /><i>Siobhan Mullan and Richard Saunders</i></p> <p>8 Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs) 185<br /><i>Anne McBride and Anna Meredith</i></p> <p>9 Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) 203<br /><i>Bryan Howard</i></p> <p>10 Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) 218<br /><i>Elke Scheibler and Eva Waiblinger</i></p> <p>11 Domestic Rats (Rattus norvegicus) 233<br /><i>Oliver Burman</i></p> <p>12 Ungulates (Ungulata) 249<br /><i>James Yeates and Paul McGreevy</i></p> <p>13 Horses (Equus caballus) 266<br /><i>Paul McGreevy and James Yeates</i></p> <p>14 Birds (Avia) 293<br /><i>John Chitty and James Yeates</i></p> <p>15 Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) 318<br /><i>Graham Law, Rudolf Nager, and Michael Wilkinson</i></p> <p>16 True Parrots (Psittacoidea) 338<br /><i>Joy Mench, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Kirk Klasing, and Victoria Cussen</i></p> <p>17 Pigeons (Columba livia) 355<br /><i>John Chitty</i></p> <p>18 Reptiles (Reptilia) 371<br /><i>Joanna Hedley, Robert Johnson, and James Yeates</i></p> <p>19 Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps) 395<br /><i>Robert Johnson and Sophie Adwick</i></p> <p>20 Nonvenomous Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae) 412<br /><i>Joanna Hedley and Kevin Eatwell</i></p> <p>21 Mediterranean Tortoises (Testudo spp.) 425<br /><i>Andrew C. Highfield</i></p> <p>22 Ornamental Fish (Actinopterygii) 440<br /><i>Lynne Sneddon and David Wolfenden</i></p> <p>23 Goldfish (Carassius auratus) 467<br /><i>Culum Brown, David Wolfenden, and Lynne Sneddon</i></p> <p>Index 479</p>

<p><b>About the Editor</b> <p><b>James Yeates,</b> Chief Executive Officer at Cats Protection; previously Chief Veterinary Officer at the RSPCA, UK; Chair of the BVA Ethics and Welfare Group; member of the SPVS Council, BSAVA Scientific Committee and Equine Disease Coalition; and author of <i>Animal Welfare in Veterinary Practice</i> (Wiley Blackwell) and <i>Veterinary Science</i>.

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