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Because at time of writing, it was illegal for veterinary surgeons in Britain to advertise. Also, Wight wished to preserve his privacy and the stories in his book are often loosely based on real events not directly which could affect some people. Indeed, Donald Sinclair (who was based on Siegfried Farnon described the book as "as a test of [their] friendship."

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