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AAFP and ISFM Feline Environmental Needs Guidelines
ReviewEllis and co-authors produced consensus veterinary guidelines defining the environmental needs of domestic cats, organised around five pillars: a safe place; multiple and separated key resources; oppo…
Ellis SLH, Rodan I, Carney HC, Heath S, Rochlitz I, Shearburn LD, et al · Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery · 2013
Factors influencing reproductive success in small captive exotic felids
PaperMellen surveyed husbandry across many institutions holding small exotic cats and used multiple regression to identify which factors predicted breeding success. Strikingly, the strongest predictors wer…
Mellen JD · Zoo Biology · 1991
New directions for zoo animal welfare science
ReviewWhitham and Wielebnowski argued that zoo welfare assessment should move beyond minimising negative states toward measuring and promoting positive welfare, and toward individual-level, continuous monit…
Whitham JC, Wielebnowski N · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2013
Prevalence and determinants of stereotypic behaviours and physiological stress among tigers and leopards in Indian zoos
PaperVaz, Narayan and colleagues surveyed tigers and leopards across multiple Indian zoos, combining behavioural observation of pacing with non-invasive faecal cortisol measurement. They found substantial…
Vaz J, Narayan EJ, Dileep Kumar R, Thenmozhi K, Thiyagesan K, Baskaran N · PLoS ONE · 2017
Research overview: behavioral indicators of welfare in captive felids
OverviewBehaviour offers a rich, non-invasive window into felid welfare, but interpreting it requires care. This overview surveys the behavioural signs used to assess captive cats: stereotypic pacing and rout…
Research overview: feeding anticipation and pre-feeding pacing in big cats
OverviewMuch pacing in captive big cats clusters in the period before scheduled feeding, suggesting that predictable meal times generate anticipatory arousal expressed as repetitive walking. This overview sur…
Research overview: integrated, multi-measure welfare assessment for captive big cats
OverviewNo single indicator captures welfare reliably, so the field has moved toward integrated assessment combining multiple lines of evidence. This overview surveys how comprehensive welfare evaluation for…
Research overview: naturalistic exhibit design and behavioural opportunity for felids
OverviewModern exhibit design aims to provide not just naturalistic appearance for visitors but genuine behavioural opportunity for animals. This overview surveys principles of felid exhibit design: complex,…
Research overview: persistence and emancipation of pacing after husbandry improvement
OverviewA challenging finding for felid welfare management is that stereotypic pacing, once established, can persist even after enclosures are enriched or enlarged, becoming partly independent of its original…
Research overview: rotational exhibits and giving felids access to varied space
OverviewRotational exhibit systems allow multiple species or individuals to take turns occupying a series of connected spaces, multiplying the effective territory and novelty available to each animal. This ov…
Research overview: social stress and resource competition in multi-cat households
OverviewDomestic cats are facultatively social and did not evolve to share territory with unrelated individuals, so multi-cat households can generate chronic social stress that manifests as behaviour and heal…
Research overview: the five-pillar framework for feline environmental needs
OverviewConsensus veterinary guidelines distil decades of feline welfare science into five environmental needs: a safe place to retreat; multiple and separated key resources; opportunity for play and predator…
The effects of physical characteristics of the environment and feeding regime on the behavior of captive felids
PaperLyons, Young and Deag surveyed multiple felid species across enclosures differing in size, complexity and feeding routine to identify what most affects behaviour. They found that enclosure usage and a…
Lyons J, Young RJ, Deag JM · Zoo Biology · 1997
The influence of food presentation on the behavior of small cats in confined environments
PaperShepherdson, Carlstead, Mellen and Seidensticker tested whether changing how food is presented could enrich the behaviour of small captive cats. Instead of single predictable meals, they provided food…
Shepherdson DJ, Carlstead K, Mellen JD, Seidensticker J · Zoo Biology · 1993
Why and how should we use environmental enrichment to tackle stereotypic behaviour?
ReviewMason, Clubb, Latham and Vickery reviewed the evidence that environmental enrichment reduces stereotypies, and found the picture more nuanced than commonly assumed. Across studies, enrichment often re…
Mason G, Clubb R, Latham N, Vickery S · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2007