Moving Beyond a Problem-based Focus on Poor Animal Welfare Toward Creating Opportunities to Have Positive Welfare Experiences

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DAVID J. MELLOR AND NGAIO J. BEAUSOLEIL Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, School of Veterinary Science; Massey University, New Zealand 5.1 Introduction The primary purposes of this chapter are…

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Cognitive and Emotional Disorders in the Aging Pet

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JACQUELINE WILHELMY AND GARY LANDSBERG Delaware Valley Veterinary Behavior, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Fear Free Research, CanCog Technologies, Fergus, Ontario, Canada Cognitive decline is a well-recognized group of disorders in domestic…

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Mental Health Issues in Shelter Animals

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VICTORIA CUSSEN AND PAMELA J. REID Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, USA 18.1 Background The realities of animal sheltering have changed…

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Mental Health Issues in Captive Birds

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LYNNE M. SEIBERT Veterinary Behavior Consultants, Roswell, Georgia, USA Mental states in birds involve a wide range of cognitive abilities and emotions. Due to the popularity of psittacine birds as…

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Assessing Affective States in Animals

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MICHAEL MENDL AND ELIZABETH S. PAUL Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 23.1 Introduction: Mental Health, Well-being and Emotional States What is it to be mentally healthy and…

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Mental Health Issues in Farm Animals: A Music Mixing Board Model of Behavioral Characteristics Using the Panksepp Emotional System

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TEMPLE GRANDIN Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA 16.1 Introduction At the time of my contribution to the first edition of this book in 2005…

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