Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care

Authors: Katrin Baumgartner, Tim Hüttner, Isabella L. K. Clegg, Manuel Garcia Hartmann, Daniel Garcia-Párraga, Xavier Manteca, Birgitta Mercera, Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Cristina Pilenga, Kerstin Ternes, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Lorenzo von Fersen, Lisa Yon, Fabienne Delfour

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals

2024

High Prevalence of Dysfunctional Animal–Visitor Interactions in 225 Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums

Authors: Anna Fourage, Tanya Erzinclioglu, Amanda Fairey, Marco Campera, K. Anne-Isola Nekaris, Vincent Nijman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, conservation, education, entertainment, zoological associations

2024

Peaceful Coexistence in Compassionate Conservation: A Policy Discourse Analysis

Authors: Anne Safiya Clay, Younsung Kim

Publication/Journal: Journal of Public Policy

Keywords: animal rights, animal welfare, captive animal management, compassionate conservation, Policy Discourse

2024

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Approach to Assessing and Promoting Animal Welfare in Collaboration with Universities

Authors: Kristine M. Gandia, Jo Elliott, Simon Girling, Sharon E. Kessler, Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Five Domains, positive welfare, zoo

2024

Simplifying the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid for enhanced accessibility

Authors: Ji-yoon Kim, Jae-Hyeon Choi, HyunYoung Ryu, Hye-Jin Kang

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Animal welfare assessment grid, five domains model, non-expert welfare evaluation, observation-based welfare assessment, simplified welfare assessment, zoo animal welfare

2024

Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities

Authors: Lance J. Miller, Sathya K. Chinnadurai

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare committee, animal welfare monitoring, animal welfare program, program framework, staff training

2023

Interrupted Lives: Welfare Considerations in Wildlife Rehabilitation

Authors: M. Willette, N. Rosenhagen, G. Buhl, C. Innis, J. Boehm

Publication/Journal: Animals (Basel)

Keywords: animal welfare, birds, clinical wildlife medicine, marine mammals, sea turtles, urban wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation

2023

Interrupted Lives: Welfare Considerations in Wildlife Rehabilitation

Authors: Michelle Willette, Nicki Rosenhagen, Gail Buhl, Charles Innis, Jeff Boehm

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, birds, clinical wildlife medicine, marine mammals, sea turtles, urban wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation

2023

Invisible Invertebrates: The Welfare of Invertebrates in Public Aquaria

Authors: Kerry Perkins

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aquarium, invertebrate, welfare

2023

Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting

Authors: Sandra Costa, João Neves, Gonçalo Tirá, José Pedro Andrade

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium

2023