

This is the first of an occasional series where VetSalus consultants will review new publications, providing a veterinary perspective on this important literary genre. These days, the publication of new writing on environmental issues and climate change is almost a weekly event and over the last year some significant publications have appeared.

Very few books were being written about the environment then. When it first appeared in 1962, Rachel Carson’s massively influential work, ‘Silent Spring’ had almost as much impact because of its genre, as its content.
