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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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JZAR Special Edition: Proceedings of the 12th European Zoo Nutrition Conference in Riga, Latvia, 20–22 September 2023

Authors: Lauren Samet, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: feeding, feeding guidelines, zoo nutrition

2023

Wanted dead or alive: ethics and animal welfare in food choice

Authors: Alessandro Di Marzio, Elza Birbele, Rebeka Šķērstiņa

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: ethics, life feeding, policy, welfare

2023

Concepts, applications, uses and evaluation of environmental enrichment

Authors: Lisa Marie Riley, Paul Edward Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: barriers to enrichment, food-based bias, keeper opinions, taxonomic bias, workshop

2020

Future Directions for Personality Research: Contributing New Insights to the Understanding of Animal Behavior

Authors: Vanessa Wilson, Anja Guenther, Oyvind Overli, Martin W. Seltmann, Drew Altschul

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, developmental plasticity, endocrinology, fitness, individual differences, longevity, personality, stress coping, wellbeing

2019

A meta-analysis on the effects of the housing environment on the behaviour, mortality, and performance of growing rabbits

Authors: R. Sommerville, R. Ruiz, X. Averós

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, growing rabbit, meta-analysis, mortality, performance

2017

Catching the Second Wave of Animal Law

Authors: P. Waldau

Publication/Journal: The Future of Animal Law

Keywords: animal law, conference, human-animals studies

2010

Implementation and comparison of home range estimators for grizzly bears in Alberta, Canada, based on GPS data

Authors: S. Steiniger, T.L. Timmins, A.J.S. Hunter

Publication/Journal: GIScience 2010

Keywords: bear, canada, conference, gps, grizzly bears, home range, ursus arctos horribilis

2010

A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Animal Welfare Policy

Authors: J. Hellstom, K. Bicknell

Publication/Journal: 2010 New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) Conference

Keywords: animal welfare policy, conference, farm animals

2010

Collaborative Enrichment

Authors: John Coe

Publication/Journal: 9th International Conference on Environmental Enrichments

Keywords: aquariums, collaboration, conference, environmental enrichment, zoos

2009

Extended Abstract: Infrared Thermography as a Tool in Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation and Research

Authors: J. Gregory Massey, Michael Ziccardi

Publication/Journal: 10th International Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference

Keywords: conference, infared thermography, research, wildlife rehabilitation

2009

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