PRIMATE EDUCATION SEMINAR
October 25-27, 2013
Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park
Wynnewood, Oklahoma
www.gwzoo.org
Hosted by the United States Zoological Association (USZA
Level II Certified Primate Husbandry Course (8 hours)
Upon successful completion of the coursework and final exam, participants
will be issued a Primate Handler II certificate by the USZA.
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REGISTRATION FEE: $85.00 per person includes:
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Primate Husbandry II Course
USZA Primate Handler II
Certificate
All meals, soft drinks, water
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1-yr USZA Membership
Weekend pass to GW
Zoological Park
Fright Night Walkabout Tour
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Halloween Party & Monkey
Costume Contest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, Oct. 25, 2013
3:00 p.m.
Welcome and Orientation
4:00 to 6:00
Session 1: Primate Housing and Enrichment (2 hours)
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Elements of habitat design
Providing for species-specific locomotion and behavior
Creative, cost-effective housing solutions
Environmental enrichment
Enrichment for the five senses
Creating an Enrichment Protocol
6:30
Campfire Chili Supper
7:30
“Fright Night Walkabout Tour”
See the sights and hear the sounds of the night jungle.
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Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 to 11:00
Session 2: Primate Diet and Health (2 hours)
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Dietary Requirements
Calculating portion size and dry weight
Caloric intake and expenditure
Dietary enrichment
Creating a Dietary Protocol
Managing risk factors for obesity, diabetes and heart disease
Health maintenance recommendations
Normal laboratory values in primates
Simian viruses
Diseases in primates
Prevention of disease transmission
12:00 Noon
Lunch
1:00 to 3:00
Session 3: Responsible Primate Ownership/Rules and Regulations
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Bans, regulations and registration
Becoming a citizen lobbyist
City and County laws
Animal Welfare Act and the USDA
Travel regulations
Service animals and the ADA
Rabies, quarantine, and euthanasia
Risk Management through responsible practices
Creating an emergency protocol
Estate and provisional planning
3:00 to 6:30
Free Time
3:30 to 5:30
Optional Toy Workshop (Materials $25)
Participants will make a “submarine” for their monkeys. Join Eric Metzger for this fun workshop. Ahoy Mates!
6:30
Barbeque dinner
Halloween Party and monkey costume contest!
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 to 11:00
Session 4: Primate Behavior and Handling
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Primate communication
Social order and troop dynamics
Stress and aberrant behaviors
Behavioral changes with maturity
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Handling the unhandleable primate
Safe capture techniques
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Final Exam
12:00 Noon
Lunch and presentation of certificates
ACCOMMODATIONS
Cabins and RV hook-ups are available on the zoo grounds on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call GW Zoo to
reserve at (405) 665-5197.
Hotel rooms may be reserved at any of the following monkey-friendly hotels in Paul’s Valley, OK. State that you are with
the GW Exotic Park event to receive the group rate.
American Inn & Suites, 2415 W. Grant Ave., Paul’s Valley, OK 405-238-6415
Group rate per night: 1 bed $50 plus tax, 2 beds $60 plus tax.
America’s Best Value Inn, 2511 W. Grant Ave., Paul’s Valley, OK 405-238-7313
Group rate per night: 1 or 2 beds $55 plus tax.
Economy Inn Express, 1309 S. Chickasaw St., Paul’s Valley, OK 405-238-3321
Group rate per night: 1 bed $45 plus tax, 2 beds $50 plus tax, $5 pet fee
*PLEASE NOTE: During the 2011 seminar a room at the Comfort Inn was left in a mess. For that reason, we are no
longer welcome at Comfort Inn or Days Inn. It only takes one irresponsible primate owner to ruin things for the rest of
us. PLEASE clean up after your monkey! Do not leave food scraps or soiled diapers in the hotel rooms.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
A health certificate issued within 30 days of travel is required for those crossing state lines into Oklahoma. There are no
other entry requirements for Oklahoma, but please check requirements of other states you may be traveling through.
Meals, soft drinks and water will be provided and are included in your registration fee.
Bring your monkey’s usual diet, a water bottle, leash, travel cage and any other items needed for your monkey’s comfort
and security. Travel can be stressful for monkeys.
Tables will be provided for those wishing to display and sell monkey-related merchandise. Contact Janice to reserve.
Monkeys are welcome on the zoo grounds on a leash or in an enclosed carrier. The zoo is open to the public and guests
may be curious about your monkey. Be a good ambassador and answer questions politely, but DO NOT allow your
monkey to come into physical contact with the public. No touching!
DO NOT take your monkey into restaurants, stores, or other public places.
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FILM CREW
The film crew from Joe Exotic TV will be filming footage for a documentary about responsible primate ownership. This
documentary will be filmed, edited and produced by Joe Exotic TV and will depict private owners as responsible,
intelligent people who care for their primates properly. This documentary is our chance to show lawmakers, animal
rights groups, and the public who primate owners really are and what we are about – education, animal welfare, and
responsible ownership. This film will be unlike those published by BBC, Nat Geo and others which presented an animal
rights bias. Anyone who is uncomfortable being on camera may opt out, but we encourage your participation in this
important project.
Thank you for your interest in the 2013 USZA Primate Education Seminar
To register, see registration form and instructions below.
Questions?
Joe Exotic (405) 207-1168 or joe_exotic@yahoo.com
GW Interactive Zoological Park (405) 665-5197
Janice Metzger (972) 539-2008 or iluvmunx@verizon.net
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REGISTRATION FORM
PRIMATE EDUCATION SEMINAR
October 25-27, 2013
GW Zoological Park, Wynnewood, OK
Print and complete this form. Mail to Janice Metzger, 3311 Juniper Drive, Flower Mound TX 75028 or email to
iluvmunx@verizon.net
Name:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Names of all Parties in your Group: _____________________________________________________________________
Email________________________________________
Phone_____________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________________
The $85 registration fee includes USZA membership, a park pass, all meals, drinks and entertainment. All
attendees must pay the registration fee whether they take the husbandry course or not. Please indicate
how you will pay below. Circle one:
 Please send a PayPal invoice to my email address _______________________________________.
 I will pay when I arrive.
 Enclosed is a check made payable to USZA.
*** Please read the following statement. All participants for whom you are registering must sign.
I understand that the seminar for which I am registered is a primate education seminar and will be conducted at an
exotic animal facility. I understand that primates will be present. I understand that primates are unpredictable animals
that may bite or scratch. I agree that I will not hold Garold Wayne Zoological Park, United States Zoological Association,
Texas Primate Owners or their agents responsible if I am injured by a primate while attending this seminar.
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Questions?
Joe Exotic (405) 207-1168 or joe_exotic@yahoo.com
GW Interactive Zoological Park (405) 665-5197
Janice Metzger (972) 539-2008 or iluvmunx@verizon.net
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