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Animal Training

Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.

This web site outlines animal training programs and provides information on what training is, how animals learn, and how behavior can be shaped using positive reinforcement.

Training Nonhuman Primates

USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC).

This updated list of citations is drawn from AWIC's Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide.

Training Animals

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).

Provides an overview of animal training and list of selected references.