All animals in human care deserve the ability to live life to its fullest. As caretakers, it is our responsibility to provide the means to thrive.
The Elgin Center offers expertise in all aspects of animal care & welfare
Whether your organization is new, transitioning, seeking accreditation, or just looking to improve upon your existing programs, The Elgin Center can offer expert consultation services in staff training, creating and improving animal care protocols, operant conditioning (animal training), creating a robust animal enrichment program, social housing (animal introductions), enclosure design, master site planning, maintaining a culture of safety, developing a program of veterinary care, compliance with oversight bodies, auditing existing practices, and creating a philosophy of care.
Animal Care Protocols
The Elgin Center offers consultation in maintaining the greatest well-being possible for all animals housed in your facility with our expertise in developing care plans, welfare assessments, operant conditioning protocols, creating a robust enrichment program, and creating a program of veterinary care.
Master Site Planning
Let the Elgin Center help develop your vision. Our expert consultation in enclosure design and master site planning will ensure that what you plan and build will be the absolute best in allowing your residents to live life to the fullest!
Audit & Compliance
The Elgin Center can provide an overview of your existing programs to ensure that you are providing the most for both your animal residents, as well as your staff. We can ensure that you are maintaining animal well-being standards and a culture of safety; which can ensure compliance with oversight bodies and accrediting agencies.
Allowing animals to thrive
The Elgin Center is named after a chimpanzee named Elgin, who had serious challenges to thriving. He was born in captivity and had encephalitis when he was an infant. Due to this condition, Elgin suffered from severe neurological maladies. However, through an approach that combined an individualized care protocol, expert veterinary care, novel enclosure design, a rich social environment, and a robust enrichment program, Elgin was able to live life to the fullest; or thrive. Our mission at The Elgin Center is to find ways for all animals to thrive. We are dedicated to providing exemplary animal care and welfare consulting services tailored to allowing the animals in your care to thrive. Whether your organization is a zoo, a laboratory, a sanctuary, or any other type of facility that houses animals, we are here to ensure their well-being. Share your story and let us help you make a difference in your organization.
