Consultations
We offer a range of consultation options for individuals and for zoological institutions
Enrichment advice
We offer short sessions to discuss innovative enrichment devices and alternatives, considering natural behaviour and animal safety.
Enclosure design
We can also be booked to discuss evidence-based, future-minded enclosure design, and the types of considerations that are too often overlooked during the design process.
Animal welfare discussions
We offer online sessions to discuss the principles of animal welfare with individuals, or we can be booked by zoological institutions to undertake group discussions and training with staff.
Welfare auditing and interventions
Dr Mark Learmonth also offers on-site animal welfare auditing, as well as services for developing and implementing specific animal welfare interventions with zoos and zoo staff.
Consultation Pricing
Enrichment advice
We offer enrichment advice to zoo employees in a professional capacity, as well as offering discounted rates for individuals (zoo employees or not) who wish to speak with us as private citizens (i.e. outside of a work capacity).
Prices quoted below are for remote/online consultations.
In-person sessions are available for an extra fee.
Zoo employee consultations
£30/hr
Private individual consultations
£ 20/hr
Enclosure design
Our pricing for enclosure design discussions depends on the context - remote/online
or in-person/site visits.
If enclosure design discussions require site visits, we charge an extra fee for our travel allowance.
Remote/online enclosure design discussions
£ 30/hr
Site visit or in-person enclosure design discussions
£ 50/hr
Principles of animal welfare
Our principles of animal welfare discussions can take place online/remotely or in-person, either to individuals or to groups. We offer these discussions in a range of formats -
from lectures or seminars, to online open-forums, to in-person group workshops and round-table discussions.
Prices of these consultations varies, depending on format, location and duration. Please get in touch for further information!
Online seminar
w/ discussion
£ 40/hr
In-person seminars
and workshops
£ 60/hr
Animal welfare auditing
and/or interventions
Dr Mark James Learmonth offers expert animal welfare auditing for zoological institutions, where the entire captive collection may be audited for animal welfare related concerns, warning signs, specific issues, and/or incidents of negative welfare, as well as offering suggestions for improvements for promotion of positive animal welfare states.
He also offers fixed-term, focused interventions for welfare optimization with specifically chosen individuals, species, or enclosures, as identified by the client.
Audits and interventions can be performed under contract for an agreed "per intervention" figure, or charged at an hourly rate (using a decreasing tiered hourly rate system, dependent upon the total amount of time taken to achieve a resolution).
Animal welfare audits and/or
animal welfare interventions
Initial fee of
£ 100/hr*
OR an agreed contractual amount
*For the first 20 hours, or as agreed.
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