Our specialist services

Posted: 2nd December, 2019

We offer ongoing or one-off zoo consultancy services. Our specialist services can be flexible for the needs of your collection.

Our services include:

Enclosure design
Enrichment advice
Husbandry recommendations
Nutrition reviews and advice
Zoo licence inspection preparation
Policy review and document preparation
Welfare assessment
Collection planning guidance
Advising on education, research and conservation policies
Staff training including subjects such as zoonotic disease, biosecurity, legislation, record keeping, enrichment

In addition, we can also provide veterinary support. Sarah can offer the service of being the named zoo vet on your zoo licence, performing an overseeing role and working in conjunction with your current local veterinary service provider.

Veterinary support would include:

Routine visits and reports
Advice on clinical and pathology cases
Regular communications (emails and phone calls)
Preventative health programmes creation and review
Animal transfer planning
Infectious disease contingency planning
Biosecurity and zoonotic disease advice
Regular clinical and pathology reviews
Advice regarding the BALAI approval process
Ethical review committee meetings

Related Members

Chapman Zoo Consultancy

BIAZA, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY

General enquiries : 07593 580605
For press enquiries: 07593 580603
Email : [email protected]

BIAZA's office hours are 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Contact outside of those times will get a response when we are next in the office.

If your enquiry is urgent and you need a response before the BIAZA office reopens, please call Jo Judge on 07593 580602. If you wish to reach one of our members, please contact them directly.

The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales number 6789783. Registered Office Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY. Registered Charity Number is 1128168 and SC040783 (Scotland)