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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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Compassion Fatigue in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Caregivers: Prevalence, Contributing Factors, and Coping Mechanisms

Authors: Jesse Leinwand, Gill Vale

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: caregiver, chimpanzee, compassion fatigue, sanctuary, zoo, zookeeper

2023

Mourning-Like Behaviour in a Malayan Sun Bear

Authors: Friederike Schmitz, Simone Schehka

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: animal behavior, grief, malayan sun bear, mourning

2023

Measuring dog-owner relationships: Crossing boundaries between animal behaviour and human psychology

Authors: Therese Rehn, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, attachment, caregiving, human-animal interaction, reunion, strange situation procedure

2016

Neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of parenting: Dynamic coordination of motivational, affective and cognitive processes

Authors: Mariana Pereira, Annabel Ferreira

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: affect, cognition, love, maternal circuitry, motivation, parent–infant relationship, social understanding

2016

The neurobiology of mammalian parenting and the biosocial context of human caregiving

Authors: Ruth Feldman

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: neurobiology of attachment, oxytocin, parental brain, parenting behavior

2016

Oxytocin and vasopressin enhance responsiveness to infant stimuli in adult marmosets

Authors: Jack H. Taylor, Jeffrey A. French

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: biparental, maternal, neuropeptide, paternal, primate

2015

Alloparental Responsiveness to Newborns by Nonreproductive, Adult Male, Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Maricele N. Barbosa, Maria T. Da Silva Mota

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: alloparental care, callithrix jacchus, common marmoset, cortisol, infant stimuli

2013

Could empathy for animals have been an adaptation in the evolution of Homo sapiens?

Authors: J. W. S. Bradshaw, E. S. Paul

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, domestication, empathy, homo sapiens, nurturance, pet-keeping

2010

Effect of Enclosure Size and Complexity on the Behaviors of Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Mary Lee A. Jensvold, Crickette M. Sanz, Roger S. Fouts, Deborah H. Fouts

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: activity budget, chimpanzee, enclosure size, locomotion, posture

2001

Behavioral responses of vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus infants in a novel fostering program

Authors: Charnè van Niekerk, Neville Pillay

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

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