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We would like to invite colleagues to present papers in our symposium

titled " Asian primates in crisis and the need to improve ethical and

welfare standards to sustain them in captivity " to be held at the IPS

Congress (Beijing, 4-9 August 2002). Interested authors wishing to

contribute to this symposium can contact either G. Agoramoorthy

(agoram) or Minna Hsu (hsumin).

 

ASIAN PRIMATES IN CRISIS AND THE NEED TO IMPROVE ETHICAL AND WELFARE

STANDARDS TO SUSTAIN THEM IN CAPTIVITY

 

Organizers: Drs. Govindasamy Agoramoorthy & Minna J. Hsu, Department of

Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, P.O. Box 59-157,

Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.

 

The on-going illegal trade and uninterrupted habitat destruction has

been forcing Asian primates to local extinction in many countries. The

number of confiscated as well as abandoned pet primates in Asia has been

increasing in recent years, which boost over crowding and damage the

quality of life for primates in captive facilities such as zoos,

recreational parks, and rehabilitation centers. As a result, the basic

principals of animal welfare such as, freedom from hunger and thirst,

freedom from thermal and physical discomfort, freedom from pain, disease

and injury, freedom to express normal behavior, and freedom from

fear and distress are being ignored. Public concern for zoo primates'

welfare is evident in many countries in Asia. It is important to

understand the ethical and animal welfare problems facing captive

primates in Asian zoos today in order to make significant improvement in

managing them in captivity. This symposium will discuss issues

concerning captive primates in Asian facilities including topics such as

illegal trade, fate of confiscated animals, dumping of rescued animal in

zoos to increase over crowding, captive animals in distress as a result

of poor management, and ways to improve standards of ethics and welfare for

captive primates.

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Dr. G. Agoramoorthy

Sun Yat-sen University

P.O. Box 59-157

Kaohsiung 80424

TAIWAN

 

Tel: 886-75252000 ext. 3623

Fax: 886-75253623

email: agoram