• Animal Training
• Training References
• Workshops
• Certification
• Social Housing of Primates
• Regulatory Resources and Guidelines
• ASP Social Housing Policy Statement
• Social Housing References
• Workshops
• Environmental Enrichment for Primates
• Useful Websites
• Conferences and Workshops
• Bibliography
• Tips on Retirement of Monkeys to Private Sanctuaries
• Guidance for working with primates and dealing with COVID-19
• Hot Topics
• Kibale Snare Removal Program
• Abnormal behaviors and welfare
• Understanding Temperament
• Allostatic Load
• Welfare of Gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Depressive-like behavior and welfare
• Self-directed behavior as an indicator of welfare
• Slow Loris Welfare and Conservation
• Chimpanzee Group Size and Composition
• Personality, the environment, and health outcomes in captive primates
• Marmoset Wasting Syndrome
• Effects of aggressive temperament on oxytocin
• ASP Primate Welfare Award (2019)
• Observer Ratings of Animal Welfare

Regulatory Resources and Guidelines

• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act and Animal Regulations. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/Animal%20Care%20Blue%20Book%20-%202013%20-%20FINAL.pdf
   
• Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals applies to the use of live, vertebrate animals in any activity supported or conducted by the PHS. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm
   
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) of the National Institutes of Health implements, interprets, and evaluates compliance of the PHS Policy, negotiates Animal Welfare assurances, and educates those receiving PHS support. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/primate_enrichment-social_housing.htm
   
• Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) “is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs.” http://www.aaalac.org/
   
• AAALAC International’s position statement on social housing. http://www.aaalac.org/accreditation/positionstatements.cfm#social
   
• The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (2011) takes the position that social housing should be considered the default. http://www.aaalac.org/resources/guide_2011.pdf
   
Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ (AZA) 2017 Accreditation Standards and Related Policies propose that animals "are provided quality spaces to live in with appropriate social groupings that promote natural, species-appropriate and motivated behavior.” https://www.aza.org/assets/2332/aza-accreditation-standards.pdf

• Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Primate Standards for Great Ape Sanctuaries: http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org/gfas/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Great-ape-FinalStandards_Jan2013-1.pdf
   
• Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Primate Standards for Old World Primates: http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org/gfas/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/OldWorldPrimate_Standards_Mar2013.pdf
   
• Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Primate Standards for New World Primates: http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org/gfas/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/NewWorldPrimate_Standards_Mar2013.pdf