S1E5 - Protecting Tigers, Polar Bears and...Horses? Part 1

Dr Jake Veasey, passionate animal welfare and conservation innovator talks caring for endangered species and horses.

Karen Luke and Meta Osborne interview Jake Veasey, founder and CEO of Care for the Rare, an organization specialising in the welfare and conservation of some of the world's most endangered animals. They discuss the importance of perspective and different approaches to animal welfare and conservation. Jake shares his passion for conserving species, as well as his belief in the need to prioritize the happiness of animals in our care. They also explore the tension between managing physical well-being and providing psychological opportunities for animals in captivity, and the sometimes bizarre unintended consequences of focusing too much on measuring welfare. The episodes concludes with Jake emphasizing the importance of offering animals meaningful choices and the one key need he has identified that seems to be important to all animals.

You can read Jake's research here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jake-Veasey

You can learn more about Jake's work here: https://www.carefortherare.com/