Dolph C. Volker | Human Enrichment & Taming Wild Captive Animals - Giving Medical Attention To A Handicap Cheetah Cat @CheetahWhisperer | Uploaded September 2015 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Volunteering at Cheetah Experience, I had the opportunity to work with and bond directly with numerous wild animals. This Big Cat Cheetah breeding center believes in direct contact and bonding with their captive wild animals. Some will disagree with this practice but when you have a captive animal, you should provide the best possible life for it. To me that means having an environment where both keeper and animal coexist peacefully. The overall benefits from direct contact lessons the risk of injury by having animals more relaxed around you. The animal is healthier both physically and mentally. A calm and happy animal is far less likely to become aggressive than one that is not.
Many zoo and captive animals display stereotypical behavior because their lives are not enriched. They pace back and forth and show disturbing behavior patterns. They become more aggressive and unpredictable as a result. Enrichment is one solution to this problem and a big part of keeping wild animals happy and healthy. A proper diet and large space to move and explore is also important.
Enrichment not only includes physical contact at this breeding center, but also includes the use of toys, hidden and various foods, different scented objects and controlled walks. The formula for care for these animals is Love first followed by respect. Human contact is always a choice given to the animals first, for it is them that decides whether or not to interact with you. Most enjoy the company and attention and will come to you for interaction.
I mention in this video that having a calmer, more tamed wild animal results in better care for it. You can't do the things I do in this video with a wild-untamed animal. Being able to directly examine these animals and administer medical attention is the payoff. An untamed animal must be to tranquilized which is dangerous, painful, and causes more distrust.
There are certainly added risks interacting directly with animals like this, but those risks are reduced when creating bonds with them. If an animal were to escape, I would much rather confront a tamed wild animal than one that was not.
I think human enrichment benefits both man and animal and outweighs the risks involved when you do it with the understanding these animals can still injure you and are not pets. Love and respect them and the rewards will payoff for themselves; for the animal and keeper. And for an animal lover like myself, the rewards of interaction is immeasurable.
"Medicating The World--- One Animal At A Time" Dolph C. Volker
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Volunteering at Cheetah Experience, I had the opportunity to work with and bond directly with numerous wild animals. This Big Cat Cheetah breeding center believes in direct contact and bonding with their captive wild animals. Some will disagree with this practice but when you have a captive animal, you should provide the best possible life for it. To me that means having an environment where both keeper and animal coexist peacefully. The overall benefits from direct contact lessons the risk of injury by having animals more relaxed around you. The animal is healthier both physically and mentally. A calm and happy animal is far less likely to become aggressive than one that is not.
Many zoo and captive animals display stereotypical behavior because their lives are not enriched. They pace back and forth and show disturbing behavior patterns. They become more aggressive and unpredictable as a result. Enrichment is one solution to this problem and a big part of keeping wild animals happy and healthy. A proper diet and large space to move and explore is also important.
Enrichment not only includes physical contact at this breeding center, but also includes the use of toys, hidden and various foods, different scented objects and controlled walks. The formula for care for these animals is Love first followed by respect. Human contact is always a choice given to the animals first, for it is them that decides whether or not to interact with you. Most enjoy the company and attention and will come to you for interaction.
I mention in this video that having a calmer, more tamed wild animal results in better care for it. You can't do the things I do in this video with a wild-untamed animal. Being able to directly examine these animals and administer medical attention is the payoff. An untamed animal must be to tranquilized which is dangerous, painful, and causes more distrust.
There are certainly added risks interacting directly with animals like this, but those risks are reduced when creating bonds with them. If an animal were to escape, I would much rather confront a tamed wild animal than one that was not.
I think human enrichment benefits both man and animal and outweighs the risks involved when you do it with the understanding these animals can still injure you and are not pets. Love and respect them and the rewards will payoff for themselves; for the animal and keeper. And for an animal lover like myself, the rewards of interaction is immeasurable.
"Medicating The World--- One Animal At A Time" Dolph C. Volker
Check Out My BOOK I Wrote!
amazon.com/DIRE-ENCOUNTERS-Man-Meets-Wolf-ebook/dp/B00UEHUB2G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427550580&sr=8-1&keywords=dire+encounters
