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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=motivation

Asking Animals: An Introduction to Animal Behaviour Testing

Authors: Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cognition, ethics, learning, memory, motivation, recommendations

2020

Assessing the Preference of Rabbit Does to Social Contact or Seclusion: Results of Different Investigations

Authors: Alessandro Dal Bosco, Alice Cartoni Mancinelli, Steffen Hoy, Melania Martino, Simona Mattioli, Elisa Cotozzolo, Cesare Castellini

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: group housing, motivational cage, preference test, rabbit does, social contact

2020

Abnormal behavior and the self-regulation of motivational state

Authors: Donald M. Broom

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, cognition, emotion, feelings, motivation, stereotypy

2019

Anthropogenic noise pollution reverses grouping behaviour in hermit crabs

Authors: Svenja Tidau, Mark Briffa

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: anthropogenic noise, environmental change, grouping preference, hermit crabs, intraspecific interaction, sensory environment

2019

Assessing the Psychological Priorities for Optimising Captive Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare

Authors: Jake Stuart Veasey

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, appetitive, asian elephant, AWPIS, behavioural needs, cognition, motivation, psychological priorities, zoo

2019

Complexities of Using Wild versus Captive Activity Budget Comparisons for Assessing Captive Primate Welfare

Authors: Christian P. Howell, Susan M. Cheyne

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animals, behavior, primates, well-being, zoos

2019

Is boredom an animal welfare concern?

Authors: R. K. Meagher

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, boredom, emotional states, exploratory behaviour, individual differences, sensation-seeking

2019

What do animals want?

Authors: B. Franks

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: agency, animal welfare, anthropocentrism, contrafreeloading, motivation, preference tests

2019

The effect providing space in excess of standards on the behaviour of budgerigars in aviaries

Authors: Clive J. C. Phillips, Cameron Farrugia, Chun-han Lin, Karen Mancera, Bob Doneley

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, aviary, behaviour, budgerigar, flight

2018

Sheep farmers’ attitudes to farm inspections and the role of sanctions and rewards as motivation to reduce the prevalence of lameness

Authors: Nlbh Liu, J. Kaler, E. Ferguson, H. O'Kane, L. E. Green

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, lameness, legislation, rewards, sanctions

2018

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