Can we eliminate the primate pet trade in the United States?

Authors: Marilyn A. Norconk, Sylvia Atsalis, Anne Savage

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: illegal pet trade, primates

2024

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

Surviving the Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia: Reforming the ‘Disposal’of Confiscated Live Animals under CITES

Authors: Shannon N Rivera, Andrew Knight, Steven P McCulloch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cites, conservation, illegal wildlife trade, wildlife confiscations, wildlife disposal

2021

Characterization and correlations of behavioral and adrenocortical activities of zoo-housed lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Gabina V. Eguizabal, Rupert Palme, Mariella Superina, Camila J. Asencio, Maria C. Garcia Capocasa, Juan M. Busso

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity pattern, fecal cortisol metabolites, noninvasive hormone monitoring, pilosa, stereotypic behavior

2019

The Spillover Effect of a Flood on Pets and Their People: Implications for Rental Housing

Authors: Taryn M. Graham, Melanie J. Rock

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: companion animals, housing recovery, natural disaster, tenants, vulnerability

2019

We demand compromise: which achieves more, asking for small or large changes?

Authors: M. C. Appleby

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, compromise, diplomacy, policy, sentience, strategy

2019

Companion-Animal Caregiver Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding End-of-Life Care

Authors: Roschelle A. Heuberger, Jessica Pierce

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: companion animal, end-of-life care, euthanasia, hospice, palliative care

2017

The concept of behavioural needs in contemporary fur science: do we know what American mink (Mustela vison) really need?

Authors: A. L. Kornum, H. Röcklinsberg, M. Gjerris

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: american mink, animal housing, animal welfare, behavioural needs, ethics, swimming

2017

Investigating the impact of media on demand for wildlife: A case study of Harry Potter and the UK trade in owls

Authors: Diane A. Megias, Sean C. Anderson, Robert J. Smith, Diogo Veríssimo

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: human behavior, media, wildlife trade

2017

Sustainable species management of the elasmobranch populations within European aquariums: a conservation challenge

Authors: Max Janse, Brian Zimmerman, Lotte Geerlings, Chris Brown, Leo A.J. Nagelkerke

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: conservation, elasmobranch, sustainable population

2017