Enhancing Japanese visitors’ interest in livestock welfare through zoo carcass feeding activities

Authors: Kota Okabe, Ayumi Kawamura, Katsuji Uetake, Chihiro Kase

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, Consumer Behaviour, environmental enrichment, laying hen, Personal Connection

2024

The Least Inhibitive, Functionally Effective (LIFE) Model: A New Framework for Ethical Animal Training Practices

Authors: Eduardo J. Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, behavior modification, ethics, force-free, reward-based training

2023

The influence of welfare and bonds with animals on the job satisfaction of felid keepers in North America

Authors: Annabel DeSmet, Brian Ogle

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, felids, job satisfaction, keepers

2022

Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

Authors: Sarah L Spooner, Mark J Farnworth, Samantha J Ward, Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, google scholar, human-animal interaction, methodology, public engagement, zoo

2021

Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection

Authors: Ryan Lumber, Miles Richardson, David Sheffield

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: nature connectedness, pro-environmental behavior

2017

Exploring Children’s Perspectives on the Welfare Needs of Pet Animals

Authors: J. C. Muldoon, J. M. Williams, A. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoos

Keywords: animal welfare, anthropology, attitudes, behavior, children, contagious illnesses, dog, education, environmental studies, knowledge, pets, science, sentience, sociology, veterinary sciences

2016

Genetic study of stress assessed with infrared thermography during dressage competitions in the Pura Raza Español horse

Authors: María José Sánchez, Ester Bartolomé, Mercedes Valera

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: breeding value, equine, eye temperature, heritability, stress

2016

Global climate change attitudes and perceptions among south American zoo visitors

Authors: Jerry F. Luebke, Susan Clayton, Lisa-Anne DeGregoria Kelly, Alejandro Grajal

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: connection to nature, culture, informal learning

2015

Nasal temperatures in dairy cows are influenced by positive emotional state

Authors: Helen S. Proctor, Gemma Carder

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cows, nasal temperature, peripheral temperature, positive emotions, sentience, welfare assessment

2015