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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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Animal welfare complementing or conflicting with other sustainability issues

Authors: D. M. Broom

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cows, domestic cats, emissions, greenhouse gases, placebo, road traffic accidents

2019

Welfare of feral cats and potential influencing factors

Authors: Elisabeth Marianne Gilhofer, Ines Windschnurer, Josef Troxler, Veronika Heizmann

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, colony cats, environment, health status, human-animal relationship, stray cats

2019

Cross-Sectional Study of Characteristics of Owners and Nonowners Surrendering Cats to Four Australian Animal Shelters

Authors: Sarah Zito, John Morton, Mandy Paterson, Dianne Vankan, Pauleen C. Bennett, Jacquie Rand, Clive J. C. Phillips

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal shelter, cats, owner surrender

2016

Reasons People Surrender Unowned and Owned Cats to Australian Animal Shelters and Barriers to Assuming Ownership of Unowned Cats

Authors: Sarah Zito, John Morton, Dianne Vankan, Mandy Paterson, Pauleen C. Bennett, Jacquie Rand, Clive J. C. Phillips

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal shelter, barriers to adoption, cats, owner surrender

2016

Current use of and attitudes towards identification in cats and dogs in veterinary clinics in Oklahoma City, USA

Authors: M. R. Slater, E. Weiss, L. K. Lord

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, identification tag, lost cat, lost dog, stray cat

2012

Shelter Animal Management and Trends in Taiwan

Authors: Shawn Jen-Lung Peng, Lisa Yu-Ting Lee, Andrew Chang-Young Fei

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: adoption, animal management, dogs, euthanasia, shelter animal, taiwan

2012

Correction to “What’s in a Name? Perceptions of Stray and Feral Cat Welfare and Control in Aotearoa, New Zealand”

Authors: Mark J. Farnworth, Joanna Campbell, Nigel Adams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: feral cat, new zealand, stray cat, welfare

2011

Determination of a stray voltage threshold in Holstein heifers, influence of predictability and past experience on behavioural and physiological responses

Authors: Rigalma, K.; Duvaux-Ponter, C.; Oliveira, A.; Martin, O.; Louyot, T.; Deschamps, F.; Roussel, S.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, past experience, stray voltage, stress, unpredictability

2011

What’s in a Name? Perceptions of Stray and Feral Cat Welfare and Control in Aotearoa, New Zealand

Authors: Mark J. Farnworth, Joanna Campbell, Nigel J. Adams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: feral cat, new zealand, perception, stray cat, welfare

2011

Dog Breeding in New Providence, The Bahamas, and Its Potential Impact on the Roaming Dog Population II: The Fate of Puppies

Authors: William J. Fielding

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: bahamas, dogs, puppies, relinquishment

2010

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