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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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Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation

Authors: Kirsten Donald, Amanda Benedetti, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Alissa Deming, Hendrik Nollens, Grey Stafford, Sabrina Brando

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior

2023

Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants

Authors: Surendranie J. Cabral de Mel, Saman Seneweera, Ruvinda K. de Mel, Ashoka Dangolla, Devaka K. Weerakoon, Tek Maraseni, Benjamin L. Allen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budgets, animal behaviour, Electric shock collars, faecal cortisol, stress, virtual fencing

2023

Effects of a modern exhibit design on captive tiger welfare

Authors: Kirsten D Smith, Richard J Snider, Daniel P Dembiec, Janice M Siegford, Ahmed B Ali

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exhibit design, tiger, welfare

2022

Understanding the Behavior of Sanctuary-Housed Chimpanzees During Public Programs

Authors: Bethany K Hansen, Lydia M Hopper, Amy L Fultz, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: ethnoprimatology, human-animal interaction, primate, sanctuary, space use, welfare

2020

The Social Rank of Zoo-Housed Japanese Macaques is a Predictor of Visitor-Directed Aggression

Authors: Jocelyn M. Woods, Stephen R. Ross, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, elo-rating, hierarchy, primate behavior, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2019

Effects of mother versus artificial rearing during the first 12 weeks of life on challenge responses of dairy cows

Authors: Kathrin Wagner, Daniel Seitner, Kerstin Barth, Rupert Palme, Andreas Futschik, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: development, isolation, novel object, rearing, social environment, stress

2015

The relevance of variations in group size and phenotypic appearance on the behaviour and movement patterns of young domestic fowl

Authors: Guiomar Liste, Irene Campderrich, Ignacia Beltrán de Heredia, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, group-size, laying hen, movement, phenotypic appearance

2015

A study on validity and reliability of on-farm tests to measure human–animal relationship in horses and donkeys

Authors: Emanuela Dalla Costa, Francesca Dai, Leigh Anne Margaret Murray, Stefano Guazzetti, Elisabetta Canali, Michela Minero

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: donkeys, horses, human-animal relationship, on-farm welfare assessment

2015

Effect of captivity and management on behaviour of the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Authors: Sarah Talbot, Rafael Freire, Skye Wassens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, domestic ferrets, enrichment, housing, stereotypies

2014

Performance of sheep in a spatial maze is impeded by negative stimuli

Authors: Rebecca E. Doyle, Rafael Freire, Ann Cowling, Stephanie A. Knott, Caroline Lee

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affective state, attention, cognition, sheep, spatial maze, welfare

2014

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