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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.
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Using a Touchscreen Paradigm to Evaluate Food Preferences and Response to Novel Photographic Stimuli of Food in Three Primate Species (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes, and Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Crystal L Egelkamp, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: photograph, preference testing, primate, touchscreen, welfare, worth valuations

2020


Dilemmas for Natural Living Concepts of Zoo Animal Welfare

Authors: Mark James Learmonth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal ethics, animal welfare, human-animal interactions, natural living, wilding, zoo animals

2019


The Need for a Convergence of Agricultural/Laboratory and Zoo-based Approaches to Animal Welfare

Authors: Samantha J. Ward, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal behavior, captivity, farm, five freedoms, positive welfare indicator

2019


What do animals want?

Authors: B. Franks

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: agency, animal welfare, anthropocentrism, contrafreeloading, motivation, preference tests

2019


What we can measure, we can manage: The importance of using robust welfare indicators in Equitation Science

Authors: Natalie Waran, Hayley Randle

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural expression, happy horse, negative emotion, positive emotion, welfare indicators

2017


Calf mortality in semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in a Scottish herd: the impact of maternal age and individual differences between cows

Authors: M. W. Jorgensen, S. Jarvis, M. J. Brewer, P. J. Goddard

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, individual, maternal care, mortality, post-natal, reindeer

2015


Dairy calves’ preference for rearing substrate

Authors: Gemma Margaret Worth, Karin Elisif Schütz, Mairi Stewart, Vanessa Marion Cave, Mary Foster, Mhairi Anne Sutherland

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, calves, housing, preference, substrate, welfare

2015


Sustainable animal welfare: does forcing farmers into transition help?

Authors: S. A. Osinga, M. R. Kramer, G. J. Hofstede

Publication/Journal: Ai & Society

Keywords: agent-based model, animal welfare, artificial intelligence, attitudes, behavior, computer science, context, farmers, information, market, market requirements, policy, systems, transition

2015


Causes of loss or retirement from active duty for New Zealand police German shepherd dogs

Authors: A. J. Worth, M. Sandford, B. Gibson, R. Stratton, V. Erceg, J. Bridges, B. Jones

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, canine, german shepherd, police, retirement, working dog

2013


A survey of stakeholders’ opinions on the priority issues affecting the welfare of companion dogs in Great Britain

Authors: E. L. Buckland, M. C. Whiting, S. M. Abeyesinghe, L. Asher, S. Corr, C. M. Wathes

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, companion animal, dog, quality of life, stakeholder, survey

2013


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