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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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Frog in the Well: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Amphibian Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Angie Elwin, Neil D’Cruze

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: amphibian, pet trade, sentience

2022

Nonhuman primate abnormal behavior: Etiology, assessment, and treatment

Authors: Corrine K Lutz, Kristine Coleman, Lydia M Hopper, Melinda A Novak, Jaine E Perlman, Ori Pomerantz

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: abnormal behavior, captivity, primates

2022

Thermal Imaging to Assess the Health Status in Wildlife Animals under Human Care: Limitations and Perspectives

Authors: Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alfredo MF Pereira, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Patricia Mora-Medina, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Jennifer Rios-Sandoval, Ana de Mira Geraldo, Dehua Wang

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: infrared thermography, pain, thermal status, thermal window

2022

The Science of Animal Welfare: Understanding What Animals Want

Authors: Marian Stamp Dawkins

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: animal welfare

2021

What’s not to like about Likert? Developing a nonverbal animal preference scale (NAPS)

Authors: Jennifer Vonk

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gorillas, Likert scale, preference scale

2021

Deflighting zoo birds and its welfare considerations

Authors: L. Reese, M. Ladwig-Wiegard, L. von Fersen, G. Haase, H. Will, R. Merle, D. Encke, H. Maegdefrau, K. Baumgartner, C. Thöne-Reineke

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, birds, deflighting, pinioning, wing-clipping, zoo

2020

Indicators of Horse Welfare: State-of-the-Art

Authors: Clémence Lesimple

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, horse, indicators

2020

Baseline Knowledge of Potential Pet Toxins among the US General Public

Authors: Natalie Young, Kenneth Royal, Bryan Lovee, Gigi Davidson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal toxins, animals, knowledge survey, pet toxins, veterinary medicine

2019

Behavioral and physiological assessment of liquid nitrogen cryoablation to prevent horn development in dairy calves

Authors: Mhairi A. Sutherland, Suzanne K. Dowling, Karin E. Schütz, Vanessa M. Cave, Nikki J. Kells, Craig B. Johnson, Mairi Stewart

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, calves, cryoablation, disbudding, welfare

2019

Behavioral and physiological measures in dairy goats with and without small ruminant lentivirus infection

Authors: Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Daria Reczyńska, Ewa Jastrzębska, Katarzyna Barłowska, Emilia Bagnicka

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dairy goat, health, heart rate, SRLV, welfare

2019

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