Published in 2023
Scientific article presenting the results of a survey conducted among participants at the European Zoo Nutrition Conference 2023 on the use of live animals to feed zoo animals. Information was collected on respondents' own practices and views on the ethics of the practice.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Wildlife
Key word:Pain, Societal issues, One Welfare
Published in 2023
Scientific article using the Five Domains of Animal Welfare model to optimize feeding strategies that promote positive affective states in zoo giraffes. The changes that were introduced increased the animals' pleasure, gastrointestinal comfort and engagement.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
Dossier, including a video interview with a researcher in animal ethics, describing the different domestic and liminal animals that inhabit cities, the competition for space with humans, the need to consider the welfare of these animals, and the management of their populations.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Biodiversity, Societal issues, Population management, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the lack of regulation of heating spotlights emitting UV-A/B radiation, used for breeding and keeping exotic animals.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Wildlife, NAC, Reptiles
Keywords:Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Stress
Published in 2023
Scientific article evaluating a generic welfare assessment method for different animals in the same zoo. It reveals that Mammals received the highest welfare scores and their assessment questionnaires were completed most fully. This led the authors to modify their assessment tool to take better account of all the taxa present in the zoo.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationship
Published in 2023
Scientific review exploring the concept of quality of life as it applies to animals, assessment indicators and methods appropriate in a zoo setting, and the importance of taking quality of life into account at all stages of life, whatever the species.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationship
Published in 2023
Scientific review of living conditions, behavior and cognition, and the different approaches to welfare improvement for manatees in zoos.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to environment, Adaptation of the environment to animal, Consciousness, Societal issues, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationship, Resilience
Published in 2023
Scientific review highlighting the fact that the usual animal welfare paradigms do not apply to animals in zoos, particularly when the animals are undergoing veterinary treatment. In such circumstances, the animals' physiology and behavior are deregulated, and freedom of choice and comfort are limited. The authors propose that a distinction should be made between the state of well-being experienced by the animal (well-being) and the societal management of animal welfare (welfare), and to base the wefare management of zoo and aquarium animals on preventive medicine.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife, Fish
Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on whether the EU intends to regulate the use of captive wild animals in influencer videos, a practice that goes against animal welfare and fuels trafficking in the species concerned.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Wildlife, other small companion animals
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal trade, Societal issues, Population management, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the European Commission's position on a feasibility study to determine the interest and necessity of a positive list of wild and exotic animals authorized to be marketed and kept as pets in the EU.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Animal trade, Societal issues, Population management
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