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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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Choice-based severity scale (CSS): assessing the relative severity of procedures from a laboratory animal’s perspective

Authors: Lauren Cassidy, Stefan Treue, Alexander Gail, Dana Pfefferle

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal behavior, neuroscience, veterinary medicine, zoology

2024


Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas’ prosocial choices using a touchscreen

Authors: Jennifer Vonk

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gorilla gorilla gorilla, photo preference, prosocial choices, western lowland gorillas

2024


Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds

Authors: Danielle L Roberts, Holli C Eskelinen, Kelley A Winship, Amber M Ramos, Mark J Xitco

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment

2023


The Least Inhibitive, Functionally Effective (LIFE) Model: A New Framework for Ethical Animal Training Practices

Authors: Eduardo J. Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, behavior modification, ethics, force-free, reward-based training

2023


Quantifying animals’ perception of environmental predictability using anticipatory behavior

Authors: A. A. Podturkin, B. L. Krebs, J. V. Watters

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol

Keywords: appetitive behavior, pinniped, predictability, reliable cue, sea lion

2023


Social Reward Behaviour in Two Groups of European Grey Wolves (Canis lupus lupus)—A Case Study

Authors: Hana Tebelmann, Udo Gansloßer

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavioural chains, Canis lupus lupus, mammals, novel object, prosociality, social behavior, social reward, wolves

2023


Aggressive encounters lead to negative affective state in fish

Authors: Leia Rogers, Ellie Sales, Shokoofeh Shamsi, R Keller Kopf, Rafael Freire

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: affective state, aggression, fish welfare

2020


The effects of a choice test between food rewards and human interaction in a herd of domestic horses of varying breeds and experiences

Authors: Emily Kieson, Crystal Felix, Summer Webb, Charles I Abramson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: equine behavior, horse-human interaction, human-animal interaction, positive reinforcement, preference, reward

2020


Temperament in Captivity, Environmental Enrichment, Flight Ability, and Response to Humans in an Endangered Parrot Species

Authors: Gabriela de AP Ramos, Cristiano S de Azevedo, Talys HA Jardim, Aline C Sant’Anna

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: Amazona vinacea, flight skill, human-animal interaction, personality, reintroduction in wild

2020


The Use of a “Go/Go” Cognitive Bias Task and Response to a Novel Object to Assess the Effect of Housing Enrichment in Sheep (Ovis aries)

Authors: Emma Stephenson, Marie J Haskell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, enrichment, novel object, sheep, welfare

2020


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