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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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Animal welfare complementing or conflicting with other sustainability issues

Authors: D. M. Broom

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cows, domestic cats, emissions, greenhouse gases, placebo, road traffic accidents

2019

Motion Illusions as Environmental Enrichment for Zoo Animals: A Preliminary Investigation on Lions (Panthera leo)

Authors: Barbara Regaiolli, Angelo Rizzo, Giorgio Ottolini, Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini, Caterina Spiezio, Christian Agrillo

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, Rotating Snake illusion, visual illusions, zoo animals

2019

Behavior and Welfare of Domestic Cats Housed in Cages Larger than U.S. Norm

Authors: Judith L. Stella, Candace C. Croney, C. Tony Buffington

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, cats, enrichment, welfare

2017

The burden of domestication: a representative study of welfare in privately owned cats in Denmark

Authors: P. Sandøe, A. P. Nørspang, B. Forkman, C. R. Bjørnvad, S. V. Kondrup, T. B. Lund

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural problems, confinement, health issues, neuter status, purebred cats

2017

Declawing has no effect on biting behavior but does affect adoption outcomes for domestic cats in an animal shelter

Authors: Saethra Jade Fritscher, James Ha

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: adoption, biting, euthanasia, felis catus, onychectomy

2016

Effects of Long-Term Exposure to an Electronic Containment System on the Behaviour and Welfare of Domestic Cats

Authors: N. Kasbaoui, J. Cooper, D. S. Mills, O. Burman

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: cats, electronic containment, free-roaming cats, welfare

2016

Guardians’ Knowledge and Husbandry Practices of Feline Environmental Enrichment

Authors: Ana Margarida Alho, Joana Pontes, Constança Pomba

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cat ownership, domestic cats, environmental enrichment

2016

The Relationship Between Coat Color and Aggressive Behaviors in the Domestic Cat

Authors: Elizabeth A. Stelow, Melissa J. Bain, Philip H. Kass

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aggression, cats, coat color

2016

Stress in owned cats: behavioural changes and welfare implications

Authors: M. Amat, T. Camps, X. Manteca

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: behavior, owned cats, stress, welfare

2016

Welfare aspects of identification and marking methods for domestic cats

Authors: R. Binder, V. Heizmann, J. Troxler

Publication/Journal: Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift

Keywords: collars, dogs, ear tags, ear tipping, feral cats, mice, microchip transponder, microchips, permanent identification, pet cats, population control, site, tattoo, tnr-programmes, veterinary sciences, working group

2016

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