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abstract: 'Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) work across the globe to improve
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the welfare of working equids. Despite decades of veterinary and other
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interventions, welfare issues persist with equids working in brick
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kilns. Engagement with all stakeholders is integral to creating abiding
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improvements to working equid welfare as interventions based purely on
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reactive measures fail to provide sustainable solutions. Equid owners,
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particularly those in low to middle-income countries (LMICs), may have
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issues such as opportunity, capacity, gender or socio-economic status,
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overriding their ability to care well for their own equids. These
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``blind spots{''''} are frequently overlooked when organizations develop
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intervention programs to improve welfare. This study aims to highlight
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the lives of the poorest members of Indian society, and will focus on
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working donkeys specifically as they were the only species of working
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equids present in the kilns visited. We discuss culture, status,
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religion, and social influences, including insights into the
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complexities of cultural ``blind spots{''''} which complicate efforts by
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NGOs to improve working donkey welfare when the influence of different
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cultural and societal pressures are not recognized or acknowledged.
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Employing a mixed-methods approach, we used the Equid Assessment
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Research and Scoping (EARS) tool, a questionnaire based equid welfare
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assessment tool, to assess the welfare of working donkeys in brick kilns
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in Northern India. In addition, using livelihoods surveys and
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semi-structured interviews, we established owner demographics,
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socioeconomic status, ethnicity, religion and their personal accounts of
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their working lives and relationships to their donkeys. During
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transcript analysis six themes emerged: caste, ethnicity, inherited
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knowledge; social status, and impacts of ethnic group and caste; social
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status and gender; migration and shared suffering; shared suffering,
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compassion; religious belief, species hierarchy. The lives led by these,
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marginalized communities of low status are driven by poverty, exposing
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them to exploitation, lack of community cohesion, and community
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conflicts through migratory, transient employment. This vulnerability
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influences the care and welfare of their working donkeys, laying bare
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the inextricable link between human and animal welfare. Cultural and
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social perspectives, though sometimes overlooked, are crucial to
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programs to improve welfare, where community engagement and
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participation are integral to their success.'
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affiliation: 'Watson, TL (Corresponding Author), Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon,
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England.
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Watson, Tamlin L.; Kubasiewicz, Laura M.; Chamberlain, Natasha; Nye, Caroline; Raw,
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Zoe; Burden, Faith A., Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon, England.
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Nye, Caroline, Univ Exeter, Ctr Rural Policy Res, Exeter, Devon, England.'
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article-number: '214'
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author: Watson, Tamlin L. and Kubasiewicz, Laura M. and Chamberlain, Natasha and Nye,
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Caroline and Raw, Zoe and Burden, Faith A.
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author-email: tamlin.watson@thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Watson
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given: Tamlin L.
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- family: Kubasiewicz
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given: Laura M.
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- family: Chamberlain
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given: Natasha
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- family: Nye
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given: Caroline
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- family: Raw
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given: Zoe
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- family: Burden
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given: Faith A.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00214
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eissn: 2297-1769
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files: []
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journal: FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
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keywords: working equids; brick kilns; welfare; blindspots; donkeys; culture
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keywords-plus: GENDER INEQUALITY; SYSTEM
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language: English
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month: APR 29
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number-of-cited-references: '64'
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orcid-numbers: 'watson, tamlin/0000-0002-2751-5149
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Burden, Faith/0000-0002-1223-3923'
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papis_id: b944bc1667509b50d12bfb63cf0732df
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ref: Watson2020culturalblind
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researcherid-numbers: 'watson, tamlin/ITV-5544-2023
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times-cited: '15'
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title: Cultural ``Blind Spots,″ Social Influence and the Welfare of Working Donkeys
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in Brick Kilns in Northern India
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000556581200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
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volume: '7'
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web-of-science-categories: Veterinary Sciences
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year: '2020'
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