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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
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The Animal Welfare Consequences and Moral Implications of Lethal and Non-Lethal Fox Control Methods

Authors: Nathalie de Ridder, Andrew Knight

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: control method, death, livestock, Peter Singer, suffering, Tom Regan, vulpes vulpes

2024

The Integrated Effect of Environmental Conditions and Human Presence on the Behaviour of a Pair of Zoo-Housed Asian Small-Clawed Otters

Authors: Francesca Bandoli, Jenny Mace, Andrew Knight

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, Aonyx cinereus, human-animal interaction, otter welfare, zoo welfare

2023

Surviving the Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia: Reforming the ‘Disposal’of Confiscated Live Animals under CITES

Authors: Shannon N Rivera, Andrew Knight, Steven P McCulloch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cites, conservation, illegal wildlife trade, wildlife confiscations, wildlife disposal

2021

Investigations Into Equine Transport-Related Problem Behaviors: Survey Results

Authors: B. Padalino, C. Henshall, S. L. Raidal, P. Knight, P. Celi, L. Jeffcott, G. Muscatello

Publication/Journal: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Keywords: australia, behavioral problems, equitation, horse, horses, injury, reinforcement, risk-factors, science, slaughter, stress, training, transportation, veterinary sciences, welfare

2017

Zoo Research Guidelines: Behavioural Profiling

Authors: S. J. Pankhurst, K. Knight, O. Walter, S.S. Waters

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: behavioral profiling, behavioral syndrome, behavioural profiling, behavioural syndrome, individual differences, methodology, personality, temperament

2009

The Poor Contribution of Chimpanzee Experiments to Biomedical Progress

Authors: Andrew Knight

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, biomedical-research, chimpanzee, chimpanzee experimentation, ethics, financial costs, pan troglodytes

2007

Wildlife Responses to Recreation and Associated Visitor Perceptions

Authors: A. R. Taylor, R. L. Knight

Publication/Journal: Ecological Applications

Keywords: american bison, disturbance, flight distance, flush response, hiking, mountain biking, mule deer, outdoor recreation, pronghorn antelope, visitor perceptions

2003

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