It isn't my interpretation. I wouldn't go on a public forum, disclose my name and discuss this with immense amount of passion if I didn't know...
I'm in charge of an animal training program at a Zoo in the UK. When you work in this industry you come into regular contact with trainers and...
This should have nothing to do with this discussion. Wild animals starve to death, die from dehydration during droughts, freeze to death, get...
If you feel it is acceptable to use pain, aversives, social isolation, bullying etc to manage an animal in a captive situation, then lie about it...
Here's the deal: In free contact, keepers (I don't want to call them trainers) use bullying, positive punishment (pain, pressure points, ankus -...
I've never known baby horses to be pulled from their mum's, caged, starved and denied water whilst fires are lit around them and pain inflicted on...
You are correct. Positive reinforcement is ONLY used in PC because when you can't physically make an animal do what you want it to do you will...
Erm.. like what? 'They are an extension of the arm?' Sure. Oh, and btw. What's a 'real' elephant keeper?
For someone who works so closely with elephants you seem very quick to discredit them their intelligence along with that of your fellow free...
How about we stop focusing on the risks for humans for a moment (although these incidents certainly highlight those) and take the animal welfare...
As for the objectives of Zoo's in 2010 they are all first and foremost businesses and they all need to at least turn over enough money to cover...
This is brilliant. Thanks a lot for this! Linda
Hi folks, I'm hoping this forum might be the quickest (and easiest) way to find out :) Could you help me list which Zoos (or wildlife parks,...
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