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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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Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity

Authors: LCF Garcia, B Dallago, LGD Dantas, FEM Bernal

Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

Keywords: feline, jaguar, positive reinforcement, salivary cortisol, stress, training

2021

Maternal-Neonatal Pheromone/Interomone Added to Cat Litter Improves Litter Box Use and Reduces Aggression in Pair-Housed Cats

Authors: John J. McGlone, Arlene Garcia, William G. Thompson, Glenna M. Pirner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, feline, interomone, pheromone, stress

2019

Positive Reinforcement Conditioning as a Tool for Frequent Minimally Invasive Blood and Vaginal Swab Sampling in African Lions (Panthera Leo)

Authors: Isabel Callealta, Imke Lueders, Ilse Luther-Binoir, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: african lion, behavioral training, blood collection, operant conditioning, vaginal swab collection

2019

Evaluation of a canine and feline behavioural welfare assessment tool for use in companion animal veterinary practice

Authors: Lauren C. Dawson, Cate E. Dewey, Elizabeth A. Stone, Michele T. Guerin, Lee Niel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cat, dog, veterinary practice, welfare assessment

2018

The association between infrared thermal imagery of core eye temperature, personality, age and housing in cats

Authors: Shannon Foster, Carrie Ijichi

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: coping, feline, personality, stress, temperament, thermography, welfare

2017

Behaviour and welfare: the visitor effect in captive felids

Authors: P. Suárez, P. Recuerda, L. Arias-de-Reyna

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, felids, space use, stress, visitor effect, zoo

2017

Feeding Asian pangolins: An assessment of current diets fed in institutions worldwide

Authors: Francis Cabana, Amy Plowman, Thai Van Nguyen, Shih-Chien Chin, Sung-Lin Wu, Hsuan-Yi Lo, Hirofumi Watabe, Fujio Yamamoto

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ants, chitin, insectivore, myrmecophagy, nutritional geometry

2017

Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional wellbeing

Authors: L. M. S. Dantas, M. M. Delgado, I. Johnson, C. A. T. Buffington

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: cats, puzzle feeder

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

Improving the feline veterinary consultation: the usefulness of Feliway spray in reducing cats’ stress

Authors: J. S. Pereira, S. Fragoso, A. Beck, S. Lavigne, A. S. Varejao, G. D. Pereira

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: cats, feliway, stress, vet visits

2016

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