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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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The Effect of Enrichment Filling and Engagement Time on Regurgitation and Reingestion Behaviour in Three Zoo-Housed Orangutans

Authors: Rebecca Nash, Helen Johnston, Amy Robbins, Kris Descovich

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, primate, regurgitation, welfare, zoo

2021

Given the Cold Shoulder: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Reptile Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Gemma Carder, Neil D'Cruze

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, emotion, exotic pet trade, lizard, reptile, sentience, snake, tortoise, turtle

2019

Characterization of estrous cycles and pregnancy in Somali wild asses (Equus africanus somaliensis) through fecal hormone analyses

Authors: Corinne P. Kozlowski, Helen L. Clawitter, Tim Thier, Martha T. Fischer, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: equid, estrogens, gestation, progestagens

2018

Daily rhythmicity of behavioral responses in donkeys of different age groups during the cold-dry (harmattan) and hot-dry seasons in a tropical savannah

Authors: Friday Ocheja Zakari, Joseph Olusegun Ayo, Peter Ibrahim Rekwot, Muhammed Umar Kawu, Ndazo Salka Minka, Folashade Helen Olaifa, Muhammed Jimoh Ibrahim, Daniel Onimisi Avazi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, cold-dry season, daily rhythm, donkeys, hot-dry season

2018

Positioning Animal Welfare in the One Health Concept through Evaluation of an Animal Welfare Center in Skopje, Macedonia

Authors: Miroslav Radeski, Helen O’Shea, Daniele De Meneghi, Vlatko Ilieski

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, center, evaluation, impact stakeholders, one health, transdisciplinarity

2018

Emotional affect and the occurrence of owner reported health problems in the domestic dog

Authors: Sarah Jane Reaney, Helen Zulch, Daniel Mills, Sarah Gardner, Lisa Collins

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, behaviour, canine, emotional affect, health, mood

2017

Equine Welfare Assessment: Exploration of British Stakeholder Attitudes Using Focus-Group Discussions

Authors: Susan V. Horseman, Jo Hockenhull, Henry Buller, Siobhan Mullan, Alistair R. S. Barr, Helen R. Whay

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: attitudes, focus group, horse, stakeholder, welfare assessment

2017

Equine Welfare in England and Wales: Exploration of Stakeholders’ Understanding

Authors: Susan V. Horseman, Henry Buller, Siobhan Mullan, Toby G. Knowles, Alistair R. S. Barr, Helen R. Whay

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: defining welfare, equine stakeholder, horse, interview, qualitative

2017

Looking into the eyes of a cow: Can eye whites be used as a measure of emotional state?

Authors: Helen S. Lambert, Gemma Carder

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cows, eye whites, measuring emotions, sentience, welfare assessment

2017

Playful activity post-learning improves training performance in Labrador Retriever dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

Authors: Nadja Affenzeller, Rupert Palme, Helen Zulch

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: activity, consolidation, dog, memory, play, rest

2017

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