There are gaps in knowledge that hinder our ability within zoos to provide good animal
welfare. This does not mean that zoos cannot or do not provide good welfare, only that�…

The assessment of animal welfare relates to investigations of how animals try to cope with
their environment, and how easy or how difficult it is for them to do so. The use of rigorous�…

Attempts to improve animal welfare have commonly centered around three broad
objectives:(1) to ensure good physical health and functioning of animals,(2) to minimize�…

There continues to be intense public, professional, and scientific focus on the welfare of
animals in zoos and aquariums, but implementing welfare assessment tools consistently�…

Zoos are increasingly implementing formalized animal welfare assessment programs to
allow monitoring of welfare over time, as well as to aid in resource prioritization. These�…

Simple Summary To retain social license to operate, achieving and maintaining high
standards of animal welfare need to be institutional priorities for zoos. In order to be�…

In recent years, zoos and aquaria have intensified efforts to develop approaches and tools
for assessing the welfare of populations and individual animals in their care. Advances�…

The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most
fascinating, yet threatened, species. But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What�…

The Detroit Zoological Society's (DZS) Center for Zoo Animal Welfare (CZAW) was created
to advance the science and policy of the welfare of exotic nonhuman animals in captivity�…

Although the accredited institutions of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums have all
committed to enhancing the welfare of nonhuman animals, acceptable standards and best�…