Horse racing involves the slaughter of tens of thousands of horses every year, across the globe perhaps hundreds. The fact that people are completely unaware of this, and the other ethical issues surrounding horse racing, prompted me to write this piece for Animal Liberation Queenslands newsletter.
You cannot share your life with a dog… or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings
— Jane Goodall
A History
Colin Spencer
I rather like the name this book had previously, A Heretic's Feast. I think the publisher was right to ask the author to change it, but still what improved the marketing lessened the interestingness of the title. Well, what an amazing book. All through history, it seems people have questioned...