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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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Using Differential Reinforcement to Improve Equine Welfare: Shaping Appropriate Truck Loading and Feet Handling

Authors: C. Slater, S. Dymond

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: autoshaping, changing criterion, common handling, differential reinforcement, horses, multiple baseline, positive reinforcement, shaping, sign tracking

2011

Do the stereotypies of pigs, chickens and mink reflect adaptive species differences in the control of foraging?

Authors: G. Mason, M. Mendl

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: autoshaping, chickens, evolution, feeding behaviour, foraging, mink, motivation, pigs, stereotypies

1997

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