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  1. Human-Animal Adoption: Bioethical Challenges and Considerations

    Article • Biosemiotics, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Simona Normando

  2. The Selection and Training of Shelter Dogs for Involvement in Canine-Assisted Interventions: What Are the Ethical Issues?

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  3. Behavioral Changes in Cats Following Deslorelin Implantation or Surgical Gonadectomy

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  4. Validation of indicators for the welfare assessment of captive Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis)

    Article • Animal Welfare, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Simona Normando

  5. The Welfare of Dogs and Cats in the European Union: A Gap Analysis of the Current Legal Framework

    Article • Animals, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  6. Human-dog communication: how body language and non-verbal cues are key to clarity in dog directed play, petting and hugging behaviour by humans

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, February 2024, Elsevier

    Elizabeth Ann Walsh, Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  7. How to Measure Human-Dog Interaction in Dog Assisted Interventions? A Scoping Review

    Article • Animals, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  8. Characterization of social behavior in a group of domestic donkeys (Equus asinus)

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, January 2024, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  9. The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Feline Strays in the Venice Area (2020–2022) in the Experience of Cat Rescue Organization Volunteers

    Article • Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, October 2023, De Gruyter

    Simona Normando

  10. A Pilot Study on Behavioural and Physiological Indicators of Emotions in Donkeys

    Article • Animals, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  11. Eyes over stomach: companion dogs choose the larger quantity by sight, irrespective of the actual reward eaten

    Article • Behaviour, March 2023, De Gruyter

    Simona Normando

  12. Electrocardiographic findings in anesthetised ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) of different ages

    Article • Emerging Animal Species, March 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Gianfranco Gabai, Simona Normando

  13. The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, February 2023, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  14. Donkey Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability: A Scoping Review

    Article • Animals, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  15. Changes in the Dog’s and Cat’s Behaviors, as Reported by the Owners, before and during the Lockdown in China

    Article • Animals, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  16. Canine-Assisted Interventions and the Relevance of Welfare Assessments for Human Health,

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, June 2022, Frontiers

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Elizabeth Ann Walsh, DVM Vicky Antoinette Stevens, Dr Stephan Jens Laufer, Simona Normando

  17. Group Reunion in Zoo European Wildcats Using Cat Appeasing Pheromone (CAP) and Gradual Release of the Animals in the Exhibit—A Case Study

    Article • Animals, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  18. How spontaneous is spontaneous quantity discrimination in companion dogs?

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, January 2022, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  19. Donkey behaviour and cognition: A literature review

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, November 2021, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  20. Emotional States of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Kept for Animal–Visitor Interactions, as Perceived by People Differing in Age and Knowledge of the Species

    Article • Animals, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  21. An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)

    Article • Animals, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Simona Normando

  22. Editorial: Pet Overpopulation

    Article • Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, June 2020, Brill

    Simona Normando

  23. Scientific and Ethical Issues in Exporting Welfare Findings to Different Animal Subpopulations: The Case of Semi-Captive Elephants Involved in Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVI) in South Africa

    Article • Animals, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  24. Behavioral and hormonal effects of two weaning methods in trotter mares

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Gianfranco Gabai, Simona Normando

  25. Editorial: Pets without a Human Family

    Article • Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, August 2019, Brill

    Simona Normando

  26. A Protocol for the Ethical Assessment of Wild Animal–Visitor Interactions (AVIP) Evaluating Animal Welfare, Education, and Conservation Outcomes

    Article • Animals, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  27. Assessing Animal Welfare in Animal-Visitor Interactions in Zoos and Other Facilities. A Pilot Study Involving Giraffes

    Article • Animals, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Simona Normando

  28. The importance of the Ethical Review Process (ERP) in Conservation

    Article • May 2018, Jyvaskyla University Library

    Simona Normando

  29. Improving Upper Elementary Students’ Humane Attitudes and Prosocial Behaviors through an In-class Humane Education Program

    Article • Anthrozoös, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Lieve Lucia Meers, William Ellery Samuels Samuels, Simona Normando

  30. Effects of 2 forms of environmental enrichment on a group of captive blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra): A pilot study

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Gianfranco Gabai, Simona Normando

  31. What do domestic cats have in common with European wildcats?

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, November 2014, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  32. Effects of space allowance on the behaviour of long-term housed shelter dogs

    Article • Behavioural Processes, March 2014, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  33. A survey of equine-assisted intervention programs and welfare implications in the Veneto region (Italy)

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, March 2013, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  34. Behavioral complaints and owners' satisfaction in rabbits, mustelids, and rodents kept as pets

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, November 2011, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  35. Variables affecting the prevalence of behavioural problems in horses. Can riding style and other management factors be significant?

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, September 2011, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  36. Dog regulation in East-Flanders, Belgium

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, January 2011, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  37. Equine-assisted intervention programs in veneto (Italy)

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, January 2010, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  38. A conceptual study about ‘animal-assisted interventions’ in Antwerp (Belgium)

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, January 2010, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, William Ellery Samuels Samuels, Simona Normando

  39. Is it wise to involve animals in prisons and rehabilitation programs? A study conducted in Flanders (Belgium)

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, January 2010, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, William Ellery Samuels Samuels, Simona Normando

  40. Review: Relevance of stimuli used in canine behavioral testing with regard to proximal causality of dog bites

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, January 2010, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, William Ellery Samuels Samuels, Simona Normando

  41. Inquiry on behavior problems in dogs

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, March 2009, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  42. Stress assessment in rescue dogs during routine training sessions

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, March 2009, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  43. Welfare assessment of dogs involved in animal assisted activities

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, March 2009, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  44. Effects of pen size on old shelter dogs’ behavior

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, March 2009, Elsevier

    Simona Normando

  45. Effects of an Enhanced Human Interaction Program on shelter dogs’ behaviour analysed using a novel nonparametric test

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, January 2009, Elsevier

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  46. Some factors influencing adoption of sheltered dogs

    Article • Anthrozoös, September 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  47. Effect of Manual Imitation of Grooming on Riding Horses' Heart Rate in Different Environmental Situations

    Article • Veterinary Research Communications, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lieve Lucia Meers, Simona Normando

  48. Behavioral problems in Italian saddle horses

    Article • Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, March 2002, Elsevier

    Simona Normando