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Our Goals

  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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=sociology

Animal welfare values and tourist behaviour

Authors: J. Sneddon, J. Lee, R. Ballantyne, J. Packer

Publication/Journal: Annals of Tourism Research

Keywords: attitudes, hospitality, leisure, sociology, sport & tourism

2016


Changing Conceptions of Care Humanization of the Companion Animal-Human Relationship

Authors: R. Fox, N. R. Gee

Publication/Journal: Society & Animals

Keywords: alternative companionship, children, commercialization, companion animals, consumption, dollar veterinary care, family, humanization, medicalization, people, pet ownership, price, responsible companionship, sociology, tails, unconditional love, veterinary sciences

2016


Exploring Children’s Perspectives on the Welfare Needs of Pet Animals

Authors: J. C. Muldoon, J. M. Williams, A. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoos

Keywords: animal welfare, anthropology, attitudes, behavior, children, contagious illnesses, dog, education, environmental studies, knowledge, pets, science, sentience, sociology, veterinary sciences

2016


Governing Animal-human Relations in Farming Practices: A Study of Group Housing of Sows in the EU

Authors: Mpmm de Krom

Publication/Journal: Sociologia Ruralis

Keywords: culture, farmers, geography, livestock, society, sociology, welfare

2015


An Investigation into the Human Element of On-farm Animal Welfare Incidents in Ireland

Authors: C. Devitt, P. Kelly, M. Blake, A. Hanlon, S. J. More

Publication/Journal: Sociologia Ruralis

Keywords: attitudes, behavior, commercial dairy-cows, consequences, geography, indicators, mental-health, pigs, productivity, reproductive-performance, sociology, stockpersons

2015


Visitor behavior in zoos: A review

Authors: Gareth Davey

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoos

Keywords: animal welfare, visitor, visitor effect, zoo

2006


Science is not enough: How do we increase implementation?

Authors: M.C. Appleby

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, economics, ethics, politics, science, sociology

2004


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