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Oct 5, 2022 · We need basic research in animal behaviour for conservation Basic research in animal behaviour, which includes seeking to understand why animals do what they do or studying animal personality, involves developing and improving behavioural tests, procedures, and tools to measure animal behaviour with a particular focus on their welfare.
we need animals to survive - but first, we need to include them. A Maasai community member walking with cattle in Kenya. Photo: Donal Boyd/IFAW. As published on Our Daily Planet. It’s often said that dogs are man’s best friend. This common phrase may seem simple to most, but it holds a very important lesson: animals are important to human ...
- Introduction
- Behavioral Approaches to The Study of Welfare
- Why Is Behavior Important?
- Designing Housing Environments Based on Behavior
- Summary
“Animals should be housed with a goal of maximizing species-specific behaviors and minimizing stress-induced behaviors” ( NRC 1996, p 22)--a laudable goal, but can it be achieved? The answer is perhaps, but doing so will necessitate addressing some difficult questions. How do we maximize behaviors in an environment that is so different from the one...
Background
The report on intensive farming practices authored by the Brambell committee (1965 ) was probably the first published document to emphasize the importance of behavior in assessing animal welfare. This committee was established by the British government after the public outcry following publication of Ruth Harrison's expos? of what she referred to as “factory farming” methods in Animal Machines (1964). After hearing testimony and reviewing farming practices in Europe, the members of the commit...
Motivation and Welfare
Many factors can motivate the performance of behaviors, and a variety of models have been proposed in an attempt to explain how motivational systems work ( Jensen and Toates 1993 ; Toates 1986 ). One approach to studying motivation has been the attempt to determine the relative importance of internal and external factors in causing particular behaviors (for example, Hughes 1988). Some behaviors are classified as being motivated primarily by factors external to the animal, exemplified by therm...
Abnormal Behaviors
In the laboratory setting, abnormal behaviors are often used as the benchmark of poor housing conditions and the need for environmental enrichment. Behaviors that cause injury to either the initiator (self-mutilation) or the recipient (cannibalism) clearly have a negative effect on the welfare of the individual sustaining the injury. However, no consistent relationship has been demonstrated between noninjurious abnormal behaviors, particularly stereotypies, and other measures of reduced welfa...
It is worth remembering that behavior is what animals do to interact with, respond to, and control their environment. Behavior is generally the animal's “first line of defense” in response to environmental change. As such, careful observations of behavior can provide us with a great deal of information about animals' requirements, preferences and d...
Animal behavior is rarely given a great deal of consideration in the design of housing systems and equipment, even though behaviorally inappropriate design can lead to injury and other welfare problems ( NRAES 1995 ). Taylor (1995 ) evaluated various commercially available sow feeders and found that they differed widely in the ease with which sows ...
Ultimately, the answers to the questions posed in the first paragraph of this article will depend on our perception of our ethical obligations to the animals in our care ( Sandøe and Simonsen 1992 ; Tannenbaum 1991). Nevertheless, an understanding of the range, causes, and functions of the species-typical behaviors of animals will be critical under...
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Aug 4, 2023 · The companionship we share with animals has immeasurable benefits for our emotional well-being. From loyal pets to therapy animals, these relationships enrich our lives and provide comfort during ...
Steve Karlin has spent the last 40 years exploring the amazing and mysterious relationships between humans, nature and animals. As the founder of Wildlife Associates and the Wild Teachers Wildlife Sanctuary, Steve has been living with wild animals for more than thirty four years and has developed lifelong relationships with lions, wolves, eagles, bears, alligators, foxes, among many others.
Dec 22, 2023 · Humans are far more like other animals than we care to believe. We should treat animals as we would like to be treated ourselves. The well-being of animals is intertwined with our own. “The ...
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Our approach revolves around the three essential principles: Comfort, Choice, and Control. These three words can make a huge different to an animal’s life. They are often easy to carry out, involve small or no financial implications, can save staff time, improve staff-animal relationships, and most importantly improve the animal’s welfare.
