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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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Pre and post session behaviour of captive bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus involved in “Swim-with-Dolphin” events

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Nynke Kooistra, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, swim-with-dolphin, Tursiops truncotus

2019

Behavioural responses of captive common dolphins Delphinus delphis to a ‘Swim-with-Dolphin’ programme

Authors: D.J. Kyngdon, E.O. Minot, K.J. Stafford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: common dolphin, delphinus delphis, human/dolphin interaction, swim-with-dolphin programme

2003

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