About the Editor James Yeates, 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 Animal Welfare in Veterinary Practice (Wiley Blackwell) and Veterinary Science.

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• Contributor List viiForeword xRobert HubrechtPrologue xiiJames Yeates1 Introduction: The Care and Animal Welfare of All Species 1James Yeates2 Carnivorans (Carnivora) 39James Yeates3 Cats (Felis silvestris catus) 52Irene Rochlitz and James Yeates4 Dogs (Canis familiaris) 81Nicola Rooney and Kevin Stafford5 Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) 124Claudia Vinke, Nico J. Schoemaker, and Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland6 Rabbits and Rodents (Glires) 145James Yeates and Vera Baumans7 European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 163Siobhan Mullan and Richard Saunders8 Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs) 185Anne McBride and Anna Meredith9 Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) 203Bryan Howard10 Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) 218Elke Scheibler and Eva Waiblinger11 Domestic Rats (Rattus norvegicus) 233Oliver Burman12 Ungulates (Ungulata) 249James Yeates and Paul McGreevy13 Horses (Equus caballus) 266Paul McGreevy and James Yeates14 Birds (Avia) 293John Chitty and James Yeates15 Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) 318Graham Law, Rudolf Nager, and Michael Wilkinson16 True Parrots (Psittacoidea) 338Joy Mench, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Kirk Klasing, and Victoria Cussen17 Pigeons (Columba livia) 355John Chitty18 Reptiles (Reptilia) 371Joanna Hedley, Robert Johnson, and James Yeates19 Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps) 395Robert Johnson and Sophie Adwick20 Nonvenomous Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae) 412Joanna Hedley and Kevin Eatwell21 Mediterranean Tortoises (Testudo spp.) 425Andrew C. Highfield22 Ornamental Fish (Actinopterygii) 440Lynne Sneddon and David Wolfenden23 Goldfish (Carassius auratus) 467Culum Brown, David Wolfenden, and Lynne SneddonIndex 479

About the Editor James Yeates, 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 Animal Welfare in Veterinary Practice (Wiley Blackwell) and Veterinary Science.

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• Contributor List viiForeword xRobert HubrechtPrologue xiiJames Yeates1 Introduction: The Care and Animal Welfare of All Species 1James Yeates2 Carnivorans (Carnivora) 39James Yeates3 Cats (Felis silvestris catus) 52Irene Rochlitz and James Yeates4 Dogs (Canis familiaris) 81Nicola Rooney and Kevin Stafford5 Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) 124Claudia Vinke, Nico J. Schoemaker, and Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland6 Rabbits and Rodents (Glires) 145James Yeates and Vera Baumans7 European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 163Siobhan Mullan and Richard Saunders8 Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs) 185Anne McBride and Anna Meredith9 Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) 203Bryan Howard10 Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) 218Elke Scheibler and Eva Waiblinger11 Domestic Rats (Rattus norvegicus) 233Oliver Burman12 Ungulates (Ungulata) 249James Yeates and Paul McGreevy13 Horses (Equus caballus) 266Paul McGreevy and James Yeates14 Birds (Avia) 293John Chitty and James Yeates15 Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) 318Graham Law, Rudolf Nager, and Michael Wilkinson16 True Parrots (Psittacoidea) 338Joy Mench, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Kirk Klasing, and Victoria Cussen17 Pigeons (Columba livia) 355John Chitty18 Reptiles (Reptilia) 371Joanna Hedley, Robert Johnson, and James Yeates19 Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps) 395Robert Johnson and Sophie Adwick20 Nonvenomous Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae) 412Joanna Hedley and Kevin Eatwell21 Mediterranean Tortoises (Testudo spp.) 425Andrew C. Highfield22 Ornamental Fish (Actinopterygii) 440Lynne Sneddon and David Wolfenden23 Goldfish (Carassius auratus) 467Culum Brown, David Wolfenden, and Lynne SneddonIndex 479

About the Editor James Yeates, 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 Animal Welfare in Veterinary Practice (Wiley Blackwell) and Veterinary Science.

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• Contributor List viiForeword xRobert HubrechtPrologue xiiJames Yeates1 Introduction: The Care and Animal Welfare of All Species 1James Yeates2 Carnivorans (Carnivora) 39James Yeates3 Cats (Felis silvestris catus) 52Irene Rochlitz and James Yeates4 Dogs (Canis familiaris) 81Nicola Rooney and Kevin Stafford5 Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) 124Claudia Vinke, Nico J. Schoemaker, and Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland6 Rabbits and Rodents (Glires) 145James Yeates and Vera Baumans7 European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 163Siobhan Mullan and Richard Saunders8 Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs) 185Anne McBride and Anna Meredith9 Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) 203Bryan Howard10 Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) 218Elke Scheibler and Eva Waiblinger11 Domestic Rats (Rattus norvegicus) 233Oliver Burman12 Ungulates (Ungulata) 249James Yeates and Paul McGreevy13 Horses (Equus caballus) 266Paul McGreevy and James Yeates14 Birds (Avia) 293John Chitty and James Yeates15 Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) 318Graham Law, Rudolf Nager, and Michael Wilkinson16 True Parrots (Psittacoidea) 338Joy Mench, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Kirk Klasing, and Victoria Cussen17 Pigeons (Columba livia) 355John Chitty18 Reptiles (Reptilia) 371Joanna Hedley, Robert Johnson, and James Yeates19 Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps) 395Robert Johnson and Sophie Adwick20 Nonvenomous Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae) 412Joanna Hedley and Kevin Eatwell21 Mediterranean Tortoises (Testudo spp.) 425Andrew C. Highfield22 Ornamental Fish (Actinopterygii) 440Lynne Sneddon and David Wolfenden23 Goldfish (Carassius auratus) 467Culum Brown, David Wolfenden, and Lynne SneddonIndex 479