What is AnimalConcepts?
AC is a consulting company providing training to educate zoo, aquarium or laboratory staff and pet owners on the principles and applications of operant conditioning as a highly effective management tool. Covering topics related to animal care and welfare, enrichment, exhibit design and research. AC can also provide contacts to external animal care specialists and researchers in the field of education, nutrition and veterinarian care.
Some of the most important aspects of animal training and enrichment are their ability to provide for the animals’ overall physical and mental welfare. By providing exercise, mental and sensory stimulation, training and enrichment, together with a good nutrition and veterinarian program, are the cornerstones of a good animal care program today. Behavioral management methods as classical and operant conditioning, species specific enrichment programs, complemented with thorough record keeping, observations and continuous overall evaluation of these procedures have been successfully applied to a broad range of species from reptiles to terrestrial and marine mammals. These methods can be implemented in different settings to prevent or address a variety of problems such as aggression, stereotypic behavior or improve socialization, with the secondary positive outcome of creating a higher quality guest experience. Increased learning and activity, cooperation in voluntary husbandry, veterinarian procedures and the daily management are a few of the benefits for the animals in our care.
