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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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An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity

Authors: Alison M. Flanagan, Bryce Masuda, Koa Grabar, Lisa P. Barrett, Ronald R. Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, environment, evidence-based conservation, framework, welfare, zoo animals

2024

Unusual formation of air bubbles in the arms of the California two-spot octopus, Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883 during handling in captivity

Authors: Graciela Esmeralda Colunga-Ramírez, Oscar B. Del Rio-Zaragoza, Sheila Castellanos-Martínez

Publication/Journal: Marine Biology

Keywords:

2023

Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences

Authors: Cecilie M Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Grete HM Jørgensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare

2020

Application of a welfare assessment tool (Shelter Quality Protocol) in 64 Italian long-term dogs’ shelters: welfare hazard analysis

Authors: L. Arena, G. V. Berteselli, F. Lombardo, L. Candeloro, P. Dalla Villa, F. De Massis

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, domestic dog, hazard analysis, protocol, shelter

2019

Behavior and spatial use of enclosures by does and fawns of farmed fallow deer in postnatal period

Authors: Pawel Janiszewski, Justyna Cilulko-Dolega

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: bed-site selection, deer behavior, fawn, shelter, welfare

2019

Characteristics of Cats Admitted to Czech Shelters

Authors: Eva Voslarova, Katerina Kubesova, Vladimir Vecerek

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: age, cat, season, sex, shelter

2019

Effect of Visitor Perspective on Adoption Decisions at One Animal Shelter

Authors: Anastacia Southland, Seana Dowling-Guyer, Emily McCobb

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: adoption, animal shelter, cats, dogs, pets

2019

Effects of different levels of environmental enrichment on the sheltering behaviors, brain development and cortisol levels of black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii

Authors: Zonghang Zhang, Xuemei Zhang, Zhenlin Li, Xiumei Zhang

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, brain size, cortisol, environmental enrichment, fish, level

2019

Interobserver agreement and sensitivity to climatic conditions in sheltered dogs’ welfare evaluation performed with welfare assessment protocol (Shelter Quality protocol)

Authors: Greta Veronica Berteselli, Laura Arena, Luca Candeloro, Paolo Dalla Villa, Fabrizio De Massis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare assessment, dog, protocol, reliability, sensitivity, shelter

2019

An investigation using different data gathering methods into the prevalence of behavioral problems in shelter dogs—A pilot study

Authors: Simona Normando, Gianna Di Raimondo, Elena Bellaio

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral problems, behavioral test, direct behavioral observation, dog, proxy, shelter

2019

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