Sport, animals, and society [electronic resource] / edited by James Gillett and Michelle Gilbert. - New York : Routledge, 2014. - 1 online resource (ix, 294 p.) : ill. - Routledge research in sport, culture, and society ; 31 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Historical and evolving dichotomies -- Human and animal relation -- Ethics and violence in sport -- Sporting identities of human and animal athletes -- Future directions.

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Animals--Symbolic aspects.
Equestrian sports--Sociological aspects.
Human-animal relationships.
Sports--Moral and ethical aspects.
Sports--Sociological aspects.