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Tracing the path of environmental enrichment in zoos

Here I review some of the background to this increased interest [in environmental enhancement] and try to identify some of the concepts that underlie the field.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Shepherdson, D. 1998. Tracing the path of environmental enrichment in zoos. In: Second Nature - Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Shepherdson, D., Mellen, J. D., Hutchins, M. (eds), 1-13. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.

Philippines Animal Welfare Act of 1998 [Republic Act #8485]

It is the purpose of this Act to protect and promote the welfare of all animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or training of all...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 1998. Philippines Animal Welfare Act of 1998 [Republic Act #8485]. Congress of the Philippines, Metro Manila.

The veterinarian’s role in enrichment

The veterinarian's role in the management of an enrichment program is briefly discussed.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Reichard, T. A., Shellabarger, W., Laule, G. 1998. The veterinarian's role in enrichment. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 29, 369-370.

Assessing the welfare implications of environmental enrichment

The success of environmental enrichment will depend on the ability of staff to interpret the animal's state of mind before and after the change. This is the role, first, of the care giver who knows and understands the animal and...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Poole, T. B. 1998. Assessing the welfare implications of environmental enrichment. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, E. (eds), 8-20. The Shape of Enrichment, San Diego, CA.

The animal house: design, equipment and environmental control

General recommendations on the traditional housing of animal kept in research facilities.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Clough, G. 1999. The animal house: design, equipment and environmental control. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed). UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (edited by Poole, T. and English, P. ), 119-140. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Should the AWA cover rats, mice, and birds? The results of an IACUC survey

Not only did nearly all animal researchers support the current AWA coverage for primates, dogs, and cats, but 73.9% favored the inclusion of rats and mice, 70.7% favored the inclusion for farm animals, and 67.9% favored the inclusion of pigeons...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Plous, S., Herzog, H. A. 1999. Should the AWA cover rats, mice, and birds? The results of an IACUC survey. Lab Animal 28(6), 38-40.

Training laboratory animals

Discussion of positive reinforcement training for cooperation during procedures. By making the shift to a more positive reinforcement-based system, the welfare of the animals is significantly enhanced while providing better (less stressed) research models for the biomedical community.

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Laule, G. 1999. Training laboratory animals. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals Seventh Edition. UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (edited by Poole, T. and English, P. ), 21-27. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

An overall enrichment program for a diverse population of laboratory animals

Environmental enrichment attempts for various laboratory animals, including rabbits.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General, Rabbit

Citation: Raje, S. S., Mac, V. M., Bang, D. A. et al. 1999. An overall enrichment program for a diverse population of laboratory animals. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 34 (Abstract).

Projected slide images as environment enrichment

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Fritz, J., Murphy, J., Howell, S. 1999. Projected slide images as environment enrichment. The Newsletter 11(1), 2-44.

Environmental enrichment of laboratory animals used in regulatory toxicology studies

This paper attempts to review the various methods of enrichment through social contact, enhancement of the environment and diet, and improvements in husbandry ... within the context of a laboratory which conducts regulatory toxicology. ... A creative approach to environmental...

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dean, S. W. 1999. Environmental enrichment of laboratory animals used in regulatory toxicology studies. Laboratory Animals 33, 309-327.