How to advocate for captive wildlife , Tyler Jane Robins, TEDx Tufts

TJ discusses her internship at Fauna Foundation, the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Canada, where she witnessed the lasting impact of captivity and abuse on former pet, performer, and research chimps. She connects the experiences of the Fauna chimps to those of captive wildlife in general who are frequently commodified and mistreated for the sake of human entertainment, and she stresses the importance of engaging responsibly with wildlife inperson and online. TJ Robins (she, her, hers) is a Tufts senior double majoring in biology and anthropology. Next year, shell be attending the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine where she plans on studying zoological, conservation medicine. TJ is really excited to discuss her experience interning at a chimpanzee sanctuary where she was able to care for and study chimps retired from crossfostering research, biomedical research, and zoos. In working with the chimps, TJ became increasingly aware of the ethical problems associated with keeping and, or interacting with c