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JUL-AUG 2011

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WELFARE & ETHICS IN VETERINARY SHELTER MEDICINE | should we use environmental enrichment to tackle stereotypic behaviour? Appl Anim Behav Sci 2007; 102(3-4):163-188. 4. Barber J. Programmatic approaches to assessing and improving animal welfare in zoos and aquariums. Zoo Biol 2009; 28:1-12. 5. Russell WMS, Burch RL. The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique. London: Methuen & Co, 1959. 6. Five Freedoms. London: Farm Animal Welfare Council, 2010 (fawc.org.uk). 7. Broom DM. A history of animal welfare science. Acta Biotheoretica 2011:1-17. 8. Brydges NM, Braithwaite VA. Measuring animal welfare: What can cognition contribute. Annu Rev Biomed Sci 2008; 10:T91- T103. 9. Fraser D. Science, values and animal welfare: Exploring the ‘inextricable connection.’ Anim Welfare 1995; 4(2):103-117. 10. Broom DM. Animal welfare: Concepts and measurement. J Anim Sci 1991; 69(10):4167. 11. Dawkins MS. Using behaviour to assess animal welfare. Anim Welfare 2004; 13:S3-S7. 12. Veissier I, Boissy A. Stress and welfare: Two complementary concepts that are intrinsically related to the animal’s point of view. Physiol Behav 2007; 92(3):429-433. 13. Mason G, Mendl M. Why is there no simple way of measuring animal welfare? Anim Welfare 1993; 2(4):301-319. 14. Dawkins MS. The science of animal suffering. Ethology 2008; 114:937-945. 15. Dawkins M. Animal Suffering: The Science of Animal Welfare. London: Chapman and Hall, 1980. 16. Giordano J. The neuroscience of pain and a neuroethics of pain care. Neuroethics 2010; 3(1):89-94. 17. Zawistowski S. Companion Animals in Society. New York: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2008. 18. Miller L, Zawistowski S. Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. 19. Association of Shelter Veterinarians, Washington DC, 2001, available at sheltervet.org. 20. Young RJ. Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003. 21. National Research Council. Scientific and Humane Issues in the Use of Random Source Dogs and Cats for Research. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2009. 22. Repetative behavior. In Mills DS, Marchant-Forde JN, McGreevy PD, et al (eds): The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cabi, 2010. 23. Hansen BK, Jeppesen LL, Berg P. Stereotypic behaviour in farm mink (Neovison vison) can be reduced by selection. J Anim Breed Genet 2010; 127(1):64-73. 24. Mason G. Stereotypic Animal Behaviour: Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cabi, 2006. 25. Houpt KA. Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing, 2005. 26. Mason G, Latham N. Can’t stop, won’t stop: Is stereotypy a reliable animal welfare indicator? Anim Welfare 2004; 13(Supplement 1):57-69. 27. The shape of enrichment. Enrichment.org (accessed February 2011). 28. Ross SR. Issues of choice and control in the behaviour of a pair of captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Behav Proc 2006; 73(1):117-120. 29. SPIDER Framework. Disney’s Animal Programs, 2009, animalenrichment.org/spider/spider_framework.html Resources AVMA Animal Welfare Principles, 2011. Available at avma.org/issues/ animal_welfare/default.asp PRACTICE POLL Answer our monthly poll questions at todaysveterinarypractice.com and see how your answers measure up to those of your colleagues. The results will be published in each issue of Today’s Veterinary Practice. SEPTEMBER 2011 AUGUST 2011 What is your heartworm strategy? ❍ Recommend that patients receive heartworm preventive seasonally ❍ Recommend that patients receive heartworm preventive year round ❍ Base recommendations on patient’s lifestyle (eg, whether it travels) ❍ Only recommend heartworm preventive if clients asks about it Does your practice offer stem cell therapy (SCT) for small animal patients? ❍ We use SCT if it is indicated for patients with wounds or joint disease. ❍ We refer patients that could benefit from SCT to veterinarians who perform it. ❍ I would like to learn more about SCT and possibly use it for patients in my practice. ❍ I don’t believe in the benefits of SCT and prefer other treatment modalities. July/August 2011 Today’s Veterinary Practice 55

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