The International Society for Applied Ethology(ISAE)

Constitutional objectives

a. to encourage and support basic and applied research into the behaviour of animals as related to the use of animals by humans. This includes domestic, laboratory, zoo, companion, pest and captive animals or managed wild animals. b. to stimulate the incorporation into practice of advances resulting from research into animal behaviour. This includes the application of results for the improvement of animal welfare, protection and legislation. standards for management and housing of animals. nature conservation. food security. and sustainable livestock production. c. to provide an international forum in which scientists can communicate and discuss the results of the above research. This can be achieved by organising or encouraging scientific meetings and by encouraging scientific publications. d. to encourage, where appropriate, links between applied animal behaviour science and other disciplines. This can be realised by encouraging presentations, discussions and publications and by maintaining contacts with appropriate scientific societies. e. to encourage and support the teaching of animal behaviour in research and academic institutions, especially veterinary schools, departments of animal science and animal production, and departments concerned with laboratory or companion animals or captive wildlife. f. to provide a pool of expertise to national governments, international bodies, industry and to those animal welfare organizations which deal with problems involving animal behaviour. To encourage, where possible and appropriate, the assimilation of scientific knowledge so as to facilitate its use in relation to practical problems concerning the way animals are kept and cared for. The charitable purposes of the ISAE are the advancement of science, of education, and of animal welfare.