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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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Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023

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

Maternal-Neonatal Pheromone/Interomone Added to Cat Litter Improves Litter Box Use and Reduces Aggression in Pair-Housed Cats

Authors: John J. McGlone, Arlene Garcia, William G. Thompson, Glenna M. Pirner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, feline, interomone, pheromone, stress

2019

Rabbit relinquishment through online classified advertisements in the United Kingdom: when, why, and how many?

Authors: Vikki Neville, Keith Hinde, Elaine Line, Rae Todd, Richard Anthony Saunders

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: online advertisements, rabbit, relinquishment

2019

A Survey of Rabbit Handling Methods Within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

Authors: James Andrew Oxley, Clare Frances Ellis, E. Anne McBride, Wanda Denise McCormick

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, handling, human-animal interactions, laboratory, pets, rabbit, veterinary

2019

Hair cortisol concentrations in New Zealand white rabbits subjected to surgery

Authors: T. Peric, A. Comin, M. Corazzin, M. Montillo, F. Canavese, M. Stebel, A. Prandi

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, hair, hpa axis, rabbit, surgery

2018

Aggressiveness in group-housed rabbit does: Influence of group size and pen characteristics

Authors: Cristina Zomeño, Marco Birolo, Andrea Zuffellato, Gerolamo Xiccato, Angela Trocino

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bayesian inference, behaviour, collective housing, reproducing rabbit does

2017

Analysis of Factors Relating to Companion Rabbits Relinquished to Two United Kingdom Rehoming Centers

Authors: Clare F. Ellis, Wanda McCormick, Ambrose Tinarwo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: oryctolagus cuniculus, rabbit, rehoming center, relinquishment, shelter

2017

A meta-analysis on the effects of the housing environment on the behaviour, mortality, and performance of growing rabbits

Authors: R. Sommerville, R. Ruiz, X. Averós

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, growing rabbit, meta-analysis, mortality, performance

2017

Relocation and Hair Cortisol Concentrations in New Zealand White Rabbits

Authors: Tanja Peric, Antonella Comin, Mirco Corazzin, Marta Montillo, Federico Canavese, Marco Stebel, Alberto Prandi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cortisol, hair, hpa axis, rabbit, relocation

2017

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