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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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Reasons People Surrender Unowned and Owned Cats to Australian Animal Shelters and Barriers to Assuming Ownership of Unowned Cats

Authors: Sarah Zito, John Morton, Dianne Vankan, Mandy Paterson, Pauleen C. Bennett, Jacquie Rand, Clive J. C. Phillips

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal shelter, barriers to adoption, cats, owner surrender

2016

Nuisances and welfare of free-roaming cats in urban settings and their association with cat reproduction

Authors: I. Gunther, T. Raz, O. Berke, E. Klement

Publication/Journal: Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Keywords: free-roaming cats, neutering, nuisance, population dynamics, public health, trap-neuter-return, welfare

2015

Age, Breed Designation, Coat Color, and Coat Pattern Influenced the Length of Stay of Cats at a No-Kill Shelter

Authors: William P. Brown, Kelsey T. Morgan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal shelter, cats, length of stay

2014

A Novel Approach to Identify and Map Kitten Clusters Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS): A Case Study From Tompkins County, NY

Authors: Anna S. Reading, Janet M. Scarlett, Elizabeth A. Berliner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: GIS, kittens, mapping

2014

Community Partnering as a Tool for Improving Live Release Rate in Animal Shelters in the United States

Authors: Emily Weiss, Gary Patronek, Margaret Slater, Laurie Garrison, Karen Medicus

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal shelters, community partnership, live release rate

2013

Hand-raising a spectral tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) at the Ueno Zoological Gardens

Authors: Atsushi Hirota, Tatsuko Hara, Takahisa Hosoda, Fumitaka Hashizaki

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive management, formula nutrition, hand-raising, tarsius tarsier, vulnerable species

2011

Admissions of Cats to Animal Welfare Shelters in Melbourne, Australia

Authors: Linda C. Marston, Pauleen C. Bennett

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare shelter, cats

2009

Sterilization of Companion Animals: Exploring the Attitudes and Behaviors of Latino Students in South Texas

Authors: Catherine A. Faver

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: attitudes, behaviors, companion animals, latino, public perception, spay/neuter

2009

Evaluation of a trap-neuter-return management program for feral cat colonies: Population dynamics, home ranges, and potentially zoonotic diseases

Authors: Felicia B. Nutter

Publication/Journal: Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Keywords: cat, dissertation/thesis, feral cats, trap-neuter-return, zoonotic diseases

2005

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