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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=free-operant%20freedoms

An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity

Authors: Alison M. Flanagan, Bryce Masuda, Koa Grabar, Lisa P. Barrett, Ronald R. Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, environment, evidence-based conservation, framework, welfare, zoo animals

2024

Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities

Authors: Lance J. Miller, Sathya K. Chinnadurai

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare committee, animal welfare monitoring, animal welfare program, program framework, staff training

2023

The perception of felid welfare by zookeepers in North America and the implications for zoo managers

Authors: Brian Ogle, Annabel DeSmet

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare management, felids, five freedoms, zookeepers, zoos

2023

The Role of Preventative Medicine Programs in Animal Welfare and Wellbeing in Zoological Institutions

Authors: Paolo Martelli, Karthiyani Krishnasamy

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, animal wellbeing, operant conditioning, preventative medicine

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

Welfare of animals in captivity: expose on diversity, enclosure size and enrichment, food and feeding regime in some zoos in South-West Nigeria

Authors: OO Ajayi, AA Alarape

Publication/Journal: Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment

Keywords: animal welfare, captive breeding, conservation, zoo

2021

Making a Tiger’s Day: Free-Operant Assessment and Environmental Enrichment to Improve the Daily Lives of Captive Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris)

Authors: Michael Clayton, Trista Shrock

Publication/Journal: Behavior Analysis in Practice

Keywords: environmental enrichment, free operant, preference assessment, tigers

2020

Zookeepers’ Perception of Zoo Canid Welfare and its Effect on Job Satisfaction, Worldwide

Authors: Giacomo Riggio, Federica Pirrone, Elia Lunghini, Angelo Gazzano, Chiara Mariti

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, bond, canids, five freedoms, gender, job satisfaction, zookeepers

2020

An Assessment of Welfare Conditions in Wildlife Markets across Morocco

Authors: Daniel Bergin, Vincent Nijman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: five freedoms, Mediterranean, pet, welfare assessment, wildlife trade

2019

EVALUATING BEHAVIOR AND ENCLOSURE USE OF ZOO-HOUSED BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN (CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS): A CASE STUDY IN THE ZOO OF CORDOBA (ARGENTINA)

Authors: Lilen Prystupczuk, Gerardo C. Leynaud, M. Carla Labaque

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Keywords: captivity, crocodiles, ethogram, five freedoms, Spread of participation index

2019

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