Tools to measure and improve animal welfare: reward-related behaviour
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, anticipatory behaviour, behavioural therapy, neuro-ethology, reward, welfare indicator
2007
Our Goals
- Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
- Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
- Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
- Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
- Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.