Consequences Matter: Compassion in Conservation Means Caring for Individuals, Populations and Species

Authors: Paul J. Johnson, Vanessa M. Adams, Doug P. Armstrong, Sandra E. Baker, Duan Biggs, Luigi Boitani, Alayne Cotterill, Emma Dale, Holly O'Donnell, David J. T. Douglas, Egil Droge, John G. Ewen, Ruth E. Feber, Piero Genovesi, Clive Hambler, Bart J. Harmsen, Lauren A. Harrington, Amy Hinks, Joelene Hughes, Lydia Katsis, Andrew Loveridge, Axel Moehrenschlager, Christopher O'Kane, Meshach Pierre, Steve Redpath, Lovemore Sibanda, Pritpal Soorae, Mark Stanley Price, Peter Tyrrell, Alexandra Zimmermann, Amy Dickman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: compassion, consequentialism, ethics, virtue

2019

Physiological and Behavioral Indicators to Measure Crustacean Welfare

Authors: Rebecca Adams, Catherine E. Stanley, Elena Piana, Robin L. Cooper

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: crayfish, heating, slaughter

2019

Characteristics of ex-racing greyhounds in New Zealand and their impact on re-homing

Authors: J. B. Thomas, N. J. Adams, M. J. Farnworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: age, animal welfare, dog, greyhound racing, re-homing, temperament test

2017

An animal welfare assessment framework for helicopter darting: a case study with a newly developed method for feral horses

Authors: J. O. Hampton, H. Robertson, P. J. Adams, T. H. Hyndman, T. Collins

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Research

Keywords: behavioral-responses, behaviour, chemical immobilization, drive, ecology, ethics, field immobilization, human dimensions, management, medetomidine-ketamine, nets, radio telemetry, reversible immobilization, stress, tiletamine-zolazepam, tranquilizer darts, white-tailed deer, wildlife, xylazine hydrochloride, zoology

2016

Improving Animal Welfare in Wildlife Shooting: The Importance of Projectile Energy

Authors: J. O. Hampton, P. J. Adams, D. M. Forsyth, B. D. Cowled, I. G. Stuart, T. H. Hyndman, T. Collins

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Society Bulletin

Keywords: animal welfare, bullet, hunting, projectile, shooting

2016

Assessing the safety of collars used to attach predation deterrent devices and ID tags to pet cats

Authors: M. C. Calver, G. Adams, W. Clark, K. H. Pollock

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cat collar, felis catus, pet cats, urban wildlife, wildlife protection

2013

Attitudes towards catch-and-release recreational angling, angling practices and perceptions of pain and welfare in fish in New Zealand

Authors: R. Muir, A. J. Keown, N. J. Adams, M. J. Farnworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: angling, animal welfare, fish, pain, public attitudes, regulations

2013

Body weight affects behavioural indication of thermal nociceptive threshold in adult domestic cats (Felis catus)

Authors: Mark J. Farnworth, Lorelle A. Barrett, Nigel J. Adams, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Margreet Hekman, David G. Thomas, Natalie K. Waran, Kevin J. Stafford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: body condition, cat, co2 laser, nociception, pain assessment, thermal threshold

2013

Respiratory function in common carp with different stress coping styles: a hidden cost of personality traits?

Authors: Hussein Jenjan, Flavia Mesquita, Felicity Huntingford, Colin Adams

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: common carp, cyprinus carpio, metabolic rate, personality, respiratory function, stress coping style

2013

Understanding Attitudes Toward the Control of Nonnative Wild and Feral Mammals: Similarities and Differences in the Opinions of the General Public, Animal Protectionists, and Conservationists in New Zealand (Aotearoa)

Authors: Mark J. Farnworth, Helen Watson, Nigel J. Adams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: attitudes, feral, invasive species, population control

2013

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