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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=M.%20N.%20Arena&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Getting It Straight: Accommodating Rectilinear Behavior in Captive Snakes—A Review of Recommendations and Their Evidence Base

Authors: Clifford Warwick, Rachel Grant, Catrina Steedman, Tiffani J Howell, Phillip C Arena, Angelo JL Lambiris, Ann-Elizabeth Nash, Mike Jessop, Anthony Pilny, Melissa Amarello

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: body posture, enclosure size, literature review, reptile husbandry, space

2021

Application of a welfare assessment tool (Shelter Quality Protocol) in 64 Italian long-term dogs’ shelters: welfare hazard analysis

Authors: L. Arena, G. V. Berteselli, F. Lombardo, L. Candeloro, P. Dalla Villa, F. De Massis

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, domestic dog, hazard analysis, protocol, shelter

2019

Interobserver agreement and sensitivity to climatic conditions in sheltered dogs’ welfare evaluation performed with welfare assessment protocol (Shelter Quality protocol)

Authors: Greta Veronica Berteselli, Laura Arena, Luca Candeloro, Paolo Dalla Villa, Fabrizio De Massis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare assessment, dog, protocol, reliability, sensitivity, shelter

2019

Spatial considerations for captive snakes

Authors: Clifford Warwick, Phillip Arena, Catrina Steedman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: captive, enclosure, husbandry, snake, space, stress

2019

Application of Free Choice Profiling to assess the emotional state of dogs housed in shelter environments

Authors: Laura Arena, Franҫoise Wemelsfelder, Stefano Messori, Nicola Ferri, Shanis Barnard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: emotions, free choice profiling, generalised procrustes analysis, qualitative behavioural assessment, shelter dogs, welfare

2017

Factors affecting faecal glucocorticoid levels in domestic cats (Felis catus): a pilot study with single and large multi-cat households

Authors: D. Ramos, M. N. Arena, A. Reche-Junior, A. G. T. Daniel, M. V. C. Albino, A. S. Vasconcellos, P. Viau, C. A. Oliveira

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cat, faecal glucocorticoids, feline, life quality, stress

2012

The effect of temperature on mate preferences and female-female interactions in Syngnathus abaster

Authors: K. Silva, M. N. Vieira, V. C. Almada, N. M. Monteiro

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: female–female competition, mate choice, pipefish, reproduction, sexual selection, syngnathidae, syngnathus abaster, water temperature

2007

Animal welfare in the musk deer

Authors: M. N. Shrestha

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: conservation, endangered, farming, musk deer, poaching, scented musk

1998

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