Approximately 26 billion animals, spanning over 10 000 species, are kept on farms and in
zoos, conservation breeding centers, research laboratories and households. Captive …

Zoos and aquariums have an enormous global reach and hence an ability to craft
meaningful conservation action for threatened species, implement educational strategies to …

Animals housed in artificial habitats are confronted by a wide range of potentially
provocative environmental challenges. In this article, we review many of the potential …

We estimate that stereotypies are currently displayed by over 85 million farm, laboratory and
zoo animals worldwide. This paper investigates their reliability as welfare indicators, by …

This paper summarises recent findings on the causation of stereotypic behaviours and other
abnormal repetitive behaviours (ARBs) in captive animals: primarily motivational frustration …

We have an ethical responsibility to provide captive animals with environments that allow
them to experience good welfare. Husbandry activities are often scheduled for the …

The zoo scientific community was among the first to focus attention on captivity‐induced
stereotypic behaviors, their causes, and methods of eradication. Environmental enrichment …

Here, I provide a guide for those new to the burgeoning field of animal welfare science as to
what this comprehensive, relatively young discipline is all about. Drawing on all branches of …

In graduate school at the University of California at Davis, I had the good fortune to work in a
research lab in developmental psychobiology investigating the consequences of social …

Many farm, laboratory, zoo and companion animals experience some form of maternal
deprivation. This is typically via separation from their mothers earlier than would happen in …