The Role of Preventative Medicine Programs in Animal Welfare and Wellbeing in Zoological Institutions
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