Nonhuman Primate Welfare
From History, Science, and Ethics to Practice
$247.95
- Hardcover
671 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2023
Summary
This volume reviews the broad topic of welfare in nonhuman primates under human care. Chapters detail the history of primates in captivity, ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of nonhuman primates as entertainment or in research, the different approaches that welfare are measured, and how housing, enrichment, and other conditions can foster or degrade welfare.
Since humans began keeping nonhuman primates we have made vast strides in understanding their cognitive abilities, st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783030827076 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3030827070 |
| Author: | Lauren M. Robinson, Alexander Weiss |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Imprint: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 671 |
| Edition: | 2021st |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.19kg |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“Nonhuman Primate Welfare: From History, Science, and Ethics to Practice, edited by Lauren M. Robinson and Alexander Weiss, serves as a crucial resource for professionals dedicated to improving nonhuman primate welfare. The book offers comprehensive guidance for veterinarians, researchers, and animal care professionals by covering historical contexts, ethical considerations, and practical strategies for enhancing primate welfare in diverse settings, such as zoos, laboratories, and sanctuaries.” (Syalsa Bella Fitriana, Anang Prayitno, Christin Yoanti Parera and Husnul Yaqin, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 46 (4), 2025) “This book will appeal to a wide range of people who work with and study primates although the cost of the book may be a barrier to some.” (Giulia Ciminelli, Animal Welfare, Vol. 32, 2023)
Lauren M. Robinson
Lauren M Robinson is an animal welfare scientist and psychologist specializing in the welfare, personality, and cognition of animals and has multiple publications across these topics. She has a Ph.D. in psychology and wrote her thesis on nonhuman primate personality and welfare. She has worked across several countries (UK, US, and Austria) and done postdoc work in animal behavior and endocrinology, animal joy, and canid cognition and cooperation for universities including UCLA and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. Her work has spanned zoos, research facilities, and sanctuaries and she has worked with more than a dozen species, including half a dozen nonhuman primate species, wolves and dogs, and even the occasional Nubian goat.
Alexander Weiss has been a lecturer in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh since 2005. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Personality and Cognition at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland. He did his Ph.D. on genetic and environmental contributions to personality and subjective well-being in captive chimpanzees. Alex is a member of the Scottish Primate Research Group and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. He has been involved continuously in leading or collaborating on projects related to personality, aging, well-being, and health in nonhuman primates, humans, and other animals, and has co-edited three other volumes, and published many articles and chapters on his research.
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