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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/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Cathy%20M%20Dwyer

Exploration of cultural norms and behavioural beliefs about zoo animal behaviour, welfare, ethics and husbandry practices in a sample of the international zoo community

Authors: Heather Bacon, Catriona Bell, Cathy M Dwyer, Natalie Waran, Yan Qing, Liu Xia, Darren J Shaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, beliefs, culture, zoo

2023

A Collaborative Model for Managing Animal Hoarding Cases

Authors: Sandra Strong, Jennifer Federico, Ron Banks, Cathy Williams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal control, animal hoarding, animal welfare, companion animal

2019

How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants?

Authors: Silvana Mattiello, Monica Battini, Giuseppe De Rosa, Fabio Napolitano, Cathy Dwyer

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, buffaloes, cattle, Five Domains, goats, positive indicators, ruminants, sheep

2019

Impact of maternal stress and nutrition on behavioural and physiological outcomes in young lambs

Authors: J. A. Rooke, G. Arnott, C. M. Dwyer, K. M. D. Rutherford

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, gestation, offspring response, practical application, sheep, stress

2017

Behavioral changes in female Asian elephants when given access to an outdoor yard overnight

Authors: David M. Powell, Cathy Vitale

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: choice, elephant, nocturnal behavior, welfare

2016

Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality?

Authors: Nicky McGrath, Oliver Burman, Cathy Dwyer, Clive J. C. Phillips

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anticipatory behaviour, chickens, conditioning, dustbath, rewards

2016

Positive and negative gestational handling influences placental traits and mother-offspring behavior in dairy goats

Authors: Emma M. Baxter, Johan Mulligan, Sarah A. Hall, Jo E. Donbavand, Rupert Palme, Emad Aldujaili, Adroaldo J. Zanella, Cathy M. Dwyer

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, goats, handling, placenta, prenatal stress

2016

Anhedonia in pigs? Effects of social stress and restraint stress on sucrose preference

Authors: Jaime Figueroa, David Solà-Oriol, Xavier Manteca, José Francisco Pérez, Dominic Michael Dwyer

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anhedonia, pigs, stress, sucrose

2015

Associations are more strongly correlated with space use than kinship in female eastern grey kangaroos

Authors: Emily C. Best, Ross G. Dwyer, Jennifer M. Seddon, Anne W. Goldizen

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: digiroo2, home range, kangaroo, macropus-giganteus, network analysis, social preference

2014

Farm characteristics in Slovene wolf habitat related to attacks on sheep

Authors: Diederik van Liere, Cathy Dwyer, Dušanka Jordan, Andrea Premik-Banič, Aleš Valenčič, Drago Kompan, Nataša Siard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: depredation, electric fence, guarding dog, night enclosure, sheep behaviour, wolf attack

2013

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