APHIS 7051, Environment Enhancement Plan (EEP) Evaluation Tool

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
ANIMAL CARE

ENVIRONMENT ENHANCEMENT PLAN (EEP)
EVALUATION TOOL

The EEP evaluation tool may be used as a guide to conduct a thorough assessment of the EEP. The items listed are commonly used to meet the requirements for social
needs and opportunities to express species typical behavior. The evaluation tool may be left with the facility operator.

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EEP is written.

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Attending Veterinarian (AV) directed the EEP.

SOCIAL NEEDS

ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT

(9 CFR 3.81(a))

(9 CFR 3.81(b))

Housing

Structure and Substrate
Opportunities to express species-typical postures for resting, sleeping,
feeding, exploration and play:

Group
Pair

Perches
Intermittent social contract
Mirrors
Partial social contact
Nest boxes (e.g., marmosets, tamarins, owl monkeys, aye ayes)
Single:
Nesting material (e.g., great apes)
Justification for single housing
Visual and auditory contact with conspecifics compatible
species is provided (9 CFR 3.81(a)(3))
Other: ______________________________________________

Scent marking materials (e.g., squirrel monkeys, capuchins,
marmosets, tamarins, most prosimians)
Opportunities to express species-typical locomotion:
Swings, ladders, ropes

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
(9 CFR 3.81(c))

Brachiation (great apes, lesser apes, spider monkeys, woolly
monkeys) (See Policy #7)

Infants and young juveniles (9 CFR 3.81(c)(1)):
Maternal care for infants (until at least 6 months of age)

Opportunities to make social adjustments:
Visual barriers

Social needs of early weaned infants are met
Appropriate social opportunities are provided to juveniles

Other opportunities:
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NHPs exempted from the EEP are present:

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Animals exempted from all or part of the EEP receive special
attention (9 CFR 3.81(c)(3) or (c)(4))
Exemption is either specified as permanent or reviewed by
the AV every 30 days (9 CFR 3.81(e)(1))
Great Apes over 110 lbs are present:
Provided with additional opportunities to express species
typical behavior (9 CFR 3.81(c)(5))
Special Attention Provided to Primates
Showing Signs of Psychological Distress
(9 CFR 3.81(c)(2))

Facility staff is able to recognize abnormal behavior
Program for behavior assessment:
Abnormal behavior observed during inspection:
Hyper-aggressiveness
Stereotypy

Foraging and Exploration
Foraging Enrichment:
Puzzle feeders (includes cup feeders, fishing feeders, etc.)
Foraging boards/feeding
Produce requiring processing
Items are regularly filled
Supplies to fill forage devices are present
Program for sanitation and novelty
Manipulanda:
Toys (provided to ALL animals)
Program for sanitation and novelty
Varied Sensory Stimuli:

Self-directed behavior

Variety of produce offered

Alopecia

Visual stimulation

Abnormal posture

Olfactory enrichment

If abnormal behavior is observed:

Auditory enrichment

Program for managing abnormal behavior
Other Environmental Enrichment
Program for managing abnormal behavior is assessed and
modified as needed

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APHIS Form 7051
OCT 2018

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