- How can we separate an animal's behavior into that of bodily needs and that of mental needs? (koryoswrites.com)
- A matter of manipulating the environment to suit animals' behavior or the match the animal's behavior with the environment. (vin.com)
- The western lowland gorilla is the only subspecies kept in zoos with the exception of Amahoro, a female eastern lowland gorilla at Antwerp Zoo, and a few mountain gorillas kept captive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (wikipedia.org)
- The implementation of a social housing program for facilities with nonhuman primates, including laboratories, zoos, and sanctuaries, requires special attention to ensure the successful formation and maintenance of social groups. (asp.org)
- Association of Zoos & Aquariums' (AZA) 2017 Accreditation Standards and Related Policies propose that animals "are provided quality spaces to live in with appropriate social groupings that promote natural, species-appropriate and motivated behavior. (asp.org)
- Using enrichment techniques, zoos have: Lessened stereotypical behaviors, increased animals 'natural tendencies', enhanced exercise (lowering number of overweight animals, or animals as overweight), slowed the aging process, lessened or eliminated anxious behaviors. (vin.com)
- 2019. Association of Primate Veterinarians' Position Statement: Cerebrospinal fluid aspiration for nonhuman primates in biomedical research. (awionline.org)
- Whether or not it's agreed that no monkeys should be held in biomedical laboratories to undergo experiments-this is how I feel, and I base this on strong evidence that using primate models is bad science, yielding vanishingly little help to human health-it's demonstrably clear that this lab does not care properly for its primate 'subjects. (peta.org)
- 2021. A new group housing approach for non-human primate metabolism studies. (awionline.org)
- Abnormal behavior can indicate a state of poor welfare, since it is often associated with a suboptimal environment. (awionline.org)
- Research primates may undergo surgical procedures making effective pain management essential to ensure good animal welfare and unbiased scientific data. (awionline.org)
- The ASP endorses social housing as the foundation of welfare for captive nonhuman primates who are members of species that live socially in the wild. (asp.org)
- The position that social housing should be the default housing for nonhuman primates is based upon the scientific literature, which establishes that socially-housed primates demonstrate wellbeing that is superior to that of their singly-housed counterparts, and that introduction of singly housed primates into a compatible social setting improves their welfare by a variety of behavioral and physiological measures. (asp.org)
- Adding to this baseline the effects of direct experimental participation provides a deeply concerning picture of the welfare costs of nonhuman primate research on the animals involved. (peta.org)
- A recent trend in animal welfare is the assessment of affective states to complement the traditional emphasis on behavior and physiology. (peerj.com)
- It is a dynamic process in which changes to structures and husbandry practices are made with the goal of increasing the behavioral choice available to animals and drawing out their species-appropriate behaviors and abilities, thus enhancing their welfare. (vin.com)
- The field of research in environmental enrichment aims at enhancing the welfare of captive animals through the assessment and establishment of adequate environmental and social features. (bvsalud.org)
- The concern about the welfare of captive animals dates back to Yerkes (1925) and Hediger (1950, 1969) and denunciations made by Morris (1964) about behavioral disorders in zoo animals. (bvsalud.org)
- In short, these monkeys suffer both because of their laboratory captivity and because they live in ways far, far removed from what could ever be considered minimally acceptable for primates held in laboratories. (peta.org)
- 2022. Nonhuman primate abnormal behavior: Etiology, assessment, and treatment. (awionline.org)
- To own a primate, hoofstock, big cat, bear, or other unique pet noted by the state you need to get a permit and a vets assessment. (matsuwaka.jp)
- Scientific studies have shown that captive primates who are housed socially exhibit higher levels of species-appropriate behavior, lower levels of stress (both behavioral and physiological indices of stress) and, overall, demonstrate well-being that is superior to that of their singly-housed counterparts. (asp.org)
- There is considerable scientific literature on the topic of social housing in laboratory primates, and best practices will continue to evolve over time. (asp.org)
- These videos capture what I would consider all too typical images of stereotypies and indicators of fear found in captive monkeys raised in impoverished physical and social laboratory environments. (peta.org)
- That these issues are not examples of unusual circumstances reveals a picture of the baseline amount of distress and suffering that is experienced in the captive laboratory environment by the animals. (peta.org)
- Social housing should be overseen by individuals with expertise in nonhuman primate behavior as animals housed socially require ongoing monitoring to ensure compatibility and to reduce the possibility of injury or distress. (asp.org)
- Socially deviant behavior (e.g., political, religious or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the individual and society are not mental disorders unless the deviance or conflict results from a dysfunction in the individual, as described above. (koryoswrites.com)
- Some monkeys housed in research facilities develop abnormal behavior ranging from stereotypic to the more serious condition of self-injurious behavior (SIB). (awionline.org)
- The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC)-where workers were seen isolating monkeys inside barren metal cages, separating babies from their mothers, and electroshocking male monkeys' genitals-is a depraved hellscape for animals. (peta.org)
- The point I want to make is that even before observing the scenes of how the monkeys are being treated, and had in the past been treated, the viewer understands that these primates who reason, and who experience emotions deeply, are traumatized. (peta.org)
- Yet the underlying reasons for disordered behavior in animals may be because they have mental needs that humans do not. (koryoswrites.com)
- Functional analysis (FA) is a method developed and used by behavior analysts in human clinical settings to identify possible environmental variables that reinforce undesired behavior. (awionline.org)
- A retrospective statistical study has been performed in order to identify the biological, clinical and behavioural variables that could potentially predict the survival status of irradiated non-human primates (NHP) and to refine the future use. (awionline.org)
- The Association of Primate Veterinarians (APV) recognizes that CSF collection may be required for both clinical and research purposes in nonhuman primates (NHP). (awionline.org)
- Challenges with assessing and treating pain in research primates: A focused survey and literature review. (awionline.org)
- The following policy statement was formulated by the ASP Primate Care Committee for the purpose of providing a public document regarding the ASP's stance on the use of social housing for nonhuman primates used in research. (asp.org)
- These guidelines build upon the ASP's 2001 Policy Statement "Principles for the Ethical Treatment of Non-Human Primates" which states that ASP members "should make use of information on a species' natural history to improve management and enrich environments, because physical and psychological well-being are essential not only to the health of the animal but also to the validity of the research results. (asp.org)
- These behaviors are indicators of distress and inadequate rearing experiences. (peta.org)
- Self-injurious behaviors are a last-ditch attempt to escape severe psychological distress. (peta.org)
- 2020. Humane endpoints in severe irradiation experiments using non-human primates: A retrospective analysis. (awionline.org)
- 2023. Development, refinement, and characterization of a nonhuman primate critical care environment. (awionline.org)
- The physical environment in the primary enclosures must be enriched by providing means of expressing non-injurious species-typical activities. (vin.com)
- A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. (koryoswrites.com)
- Recent nonhuman primate (NHP) trauma models have been used to characterize the systemic response to trauma, but none have incorporated. (awionline.org)
- For example, a popular theory behind why parrots develop pterotillomania is because they are not given ample opportunities to perform normative food-foraging behaviors. (koryoswrites.com)
- Association of Primate Veterinarians. (awionline.org)
- He's certified in canine and feline behavior by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. (vin.com)
- 2022. Functional analysis and successful treatment of a captive rhesus macaque's disruptive behavior. (awionline.org)
- captive housing composition should be guided by the species' typical social structure found in the wild. (asp.org)
- Knowledge of the natural behavior of individual species is crucial in proper captive management of nonhuman primates (see Primate Info Net Factsheets for species-specific information). (asp.org)
- FA is increasingly being applied to better understand the behavior. (awionline.org)
- I have two mental disorders and my diagnoses were a profound relief and a gift to me- I could now understand why my behavior at times seemed out of my control, and that there were people out there that had the disorder as well and that I share experiences with. (koryoswrites.com)
- One of the most important forms of enrichment that can be provided for any captive, gregarious primate species is social housing. (asp.org)
- Insufficient stimulus can cause: Hyperactivity, destructive chewing, acral lick dermatitis, attention-seeking behaviors, contribute to compulsive disorders, separation anxiety, bad habits in the backyard and certain forms of aggression, and plain old boredom. (vin.com)
- It has generated significant amount of data about procedures which may reduce stress and undesirable behaviors, and promote the performance of the species-specific behaviors in captivity contexts. (bvsalud.org)
- We begin with the matter of marking territory, a behavior that a vast number of species engage in using sound (e.g., bird song, monkey vocalizations), visual threat displays, or scent (by way of urine, droppings, or specialized scent glands). (psychologic.science)
- People who work with captive parrots or own parrots as pets have probably at least heard of this disorder, or even observed it firsthand. (koryoswrites.com)
- Banned pets: bear, wolf, tiger, lion, leopard, jaguar, primate, fox Fennec Foxes are known as the smallest foxes in the entire world and borrow behavior traits from both cats and dogs. (matsuwaka.jp)