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Behavioral Enrichment of Captive Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Title
Behavioral Enrichment of Captive Black Bears (Ursus americanus).
Creator
Gonzalez, Jasmine, Allard, Stephanie, Earles, Julie, Wetterer, James K.
Date Issued
2012-04-06
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3348822
Subject Headings
Bears, Captive wild animals, Animal welfare, Environmental enrichment, Ursus americanus
Format
Document (PDF)
Creating conservation
Title
Creating conservation: the role of zoos in the future of biodiversity conservation.
Creator
Selby, Megan, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Once seen as entertainment organizations, many American zoos now strongly promote themselves as agencies of biodiversity conservation, a reorientation prompted in part by growing public concern about endangered species. Funding, research, conservation efforts, and captive breeding programs are the concrete tools that allow zoos to lay claim to their contributions, but it is their more subtle cues that leave a lasting impression with zoo visitors. The exhibits, layout, signage, and...
Show moreOnce seen as entertainment organizations, many American zoos now strongly promote themselves as agencies of biodiversity conservation, a reorientation prompted in part by growing public concern about endangered species. Funding, research, conservation efforts, and captive breeding programs are the concrete tools that allow zoos to lay claim to their contributions, but it is their more subtle cues that leave a lasting impression with zoo visitors. The exhibits, layout, signage, and presentations reflect prevailing attitudes about nature, wildlife, exotic species, and shape ideas about how animals live their lives and what they are like in the wild. This project examines tensions between the public presentation of conservation goals and concrete contributions to conservation. Zoos are one of the few places where the public can see firsthand many animals in an up-close environment and the impact of zoos on the future of conservation may be dependent upon resolving such tensions.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11579
Subject Headings
Wildlife conservation, Zoos, Philosophy, Animal welfare, Human-animal relationships
Format
Document (PDF)
For Pets’ Sake: Is There a Need for Dog Safety Community Education?
Title
For Pets’ Sake: Is There a Need for Dog Safety Community Education?.
Creator
Falcone, Jaclyn Nicole, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description
The history of the human-canine relationship and the human-canine bond is longstanding and has grown and developed throughout the years. Today, dogs are considered part of the family and are beneficial in impacting people across the United States. Introducing the community to dog safety education may strengthen the awareness and confidence of dog lovers across the state of Florida and hopefully reduce the number of preventable dog emergencies. This research suggested the reasons for dog...
Show moreThe history of the human-canine relationship and the human-canine bond is longstanding and has grown and developed throughout the years. Today, dogs are considered part of the family and are beneficial in impacting people across the United States. Introducing the community to dog safety education may strengthen the awareness and confidence of dog lovers across the state of Florida and hopefully reduce the number of preventable dog emergencies. This research suggested the reasons for dog ownership and the importance of protecting our beloved canines by presenting a literature review covering the evolution of the human-canine relationship, human-canine bond, positive effects of canines on humans, history of humane education to demonstrate the importance of dogs in the lives of American citizens and an overview of community education and the importance dog safety community education. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to understand the current state of dog safety community education in Florida and to introduce the need for policies and procedures for dog safety training for adults, if needed based on the research. This topic was analyzed through a needs assessment administered through a Parks & Recreation department in south Florida and online through social media. Ten key informants were selected to interview for an in-depth understanding of their perspective on this topic. Document analysis was conducted to see if results of the needs assessment were addressed in brochures and other media locally. The participants were community members of Florida who were also dog owners. Participants were adults over the age of 18. The participants’ anonymity was protected, as no names were collected from the survey. After carefully examining data collected from 10 interviews, document analysis, and surveys of 150 participants who are dog owners in Florida, the researcher of this study revealed factors that show substantial value that dog owners place on their dogs and interest in educational opportunities to protect their safety. The significance of this study presented additional research dispelling a misconception that dog safety education as easily accessible and available in Florida based communities. This study was also significant because it contributes to the literature by identifying the value dog owners place on their dogs, as demonstrated in both survey and document analysis.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004814, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004814
Subject Headings
Human-animal relationships., Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects., Social values--United States., Humane education., Safety education.
Format
Document (PDF)
De-gnoming the garden: Harry Potter and the anthropocentric imagination
Title
De-gnoming the garden: Harry Potter and the anthropocentric imagination.
Creator
Boundy, Kate
Date Issued
2008-10-24
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT165217p
Subject Headings
Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects, Potter, Harry (Fictitious character), Rowling, J. K. -- Characters -- Harry Potter
Format
Set of related objects
myth of the criminal and animal subjecthood in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace
Title
The myth of the criminal and animal subjecthood in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace.
Creator
Harrington, Ashley B., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
J. M. Coetzee's brutal novel Disgrace questions popular understandings of criminality and victimhood by establishing parallels between its various characters and their actions. Through close reading of Coetzee's descriptions of protagonist David Lurie's behaviors and attitudes towards women, non-human animals, and people of color compared with descriptions of the mysterious trio of men who rape Lurie's daughter and coldly kill the dogs in her kennels, I argue that the line Disgrace draws...
Show moreJ. M. Coetzee's brutal novel Disgrace questions popular understandings of criminality and victimhood by establishing parallels between its various characters and their actions. Through close reading of Coetzee's descriptions of protagonist David Lurie's behaviors and attitudes towards women, non-human animals, and people of color compared with descriptions of the mysterious trio of men who rape Lurie's daughter and coldly kill the dogs in her kennels, I argue that the line Disgrace draws between Lurie and these men is deliberately flimsy, ultimately all but disappearing if we look closely enough at their behaviors and descriptions rather than their justifications. I also argue that the novel's perpetrators rely upon archetypical "rapist" and "criminal" constructs, resulting in an inability for them to ever accurately address their own crimes, despite Coetzee's descriptive parallels. Ultimately, I read Disgrace as suggesting that there can be no resolution for violence so long as these mythical archetypes persist.
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Date Issued
2013
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360783
Subject Headings
Criticism and interpretation, Rape, Psychological aspects, Animal welfare, Psychological aspects, Violent crimes, Psychological aspects, Women, Violence against
Format
Document (PDF)