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A new higher-yielding technique to make cheese from horse, donkey and camel milk has been developed, possibly paving the way for commercial production.

Fungi-based leather substitutes are of particular interest to sustainability-conscious consumers and companies, scientists say.

In addition to suffering from worms and mites, all the horses were dealing with the aftermath of living for a long period on wet land.

It is unknown just how many bitless riders and drivers there are in the world; a global survey launched on World Bitless Horse Day aims to find out.

“A New Framework for Assessing Equid Welfare: A Case Study of Working Equids in Nepalese Brick Kilns’” aims is to understand the conditions that donkeys, mules, and horses are exposed to, to better understand ways of improving their welfare.

“I believe anyone that calls a donkey stupid, has simply been outsmarted by one!”

Since the advent of the ‘five freedoms of animal welfare’ and the evolution of ‘the five domains model’, increasing attention has been placed on animals not just surviving in our care but thriving and having their social/emotional needs met for a life worth living.

An Australian study  contrasts the views of industry participants with those of animal advocates.

Equine charities banded together to remove more than 130 neglected horses of all ages from a property outside London.

When the snow cover is scattered and compressed thanks to the grazing animals’ stamping hooves, its insulating effect is dramatically reduced, intensifying the freezing of the permafrost.