Animal Welfare
Workshops
Animal Welfare Principles
Two-day private workshop at Melbourne Zoo or a location of your choice
This private training is for organisations devoted to animal care and conservation. Build your confidence and capacity to assess welfare, improving standards and implementing strategies for continuous improvement.
On Day one, you will learn about:
- Animal welfare science
- Social license and the rise of ethical wildlife tourism
- Ways to use an animal welfare code to empower staff
- Animal welfare risk assessment and annual review processes
- Real and best-practice examples
On Day two, you will choose one of the following deep-dives:
- Proactive welfare assessment – practise using a range of scientific and evidence-based tools that you can use in your specific context
- Animal visitor experiences – develop an ethical encounter for visitors by using assessment tools that are based on animal welfare science
Keynotes
These 30-minute keynotes are presented by Zoos Victoria experts. You can come to us or we can come to you (additional charges may apply). Keynotes are offered during weekday business hours, excluding public holidays.
Caring for Animals
$770 incl GST
This keynote is for a general audience and explores animal welfare science. Learn how Zoos Victoria maintains animal welfare standards, and how this can support the welfare-based decisions you make about the animals in your care.
Zoo Species Planning
$770 incl GST
This keynote is for zoo and aquarium professionals. Learn about the processes and decision-making tools that are used in Zoos Victoria species planning, which contributes to global population management.
Free Resources
Domains of Animal Welfare
This video explores the five domains that guide Zoos Victoria’s approach to animal welfare.
Code of Animal Welfare & Ethics
This document explains the key principles and commitments that guide Zoos Victoria decision-making.
Plan for Our Seals
This video provides an overview of how the guiding principles of ‘Justified, Humane, Effective’ are used to plan seal care at Zoos Victoria.