"It's just a very tragic situation all around. But the Global Federation
of Animal Sanctuaries has specific standards and there is redundancy
built into the safety protocols, and also in -- for instance, Big Cat
Rescue in Tampa, Florida, an intern would never be allowed to be
servicing the cage of a big cat. It's simply not allowed. There's only
four senior staff that can do that with the cat locked out."
"The laws protect the public but not the workers, not the interns, not
the volunteers. And that's why we think our standards are so important.
Some sanctuaries don't even realize or whatever the facility is
called, don't even realize when they're taking chances with these cats.
They don't realize the power. They don't realize that even if you have
reared one of these since it was a baby, something can trigger them and
probably will trigger them. It might be the musk in the
perfume that you have on. It might be a car backfiring. Anything can
set them off. They're wired to be set off"
-Patty Finch, Executive Director of the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries
Read the full transcript of the show - click Ctl + f (find) and type in 'Federation' to go directly to Ms. Finch's segment
The GFAS mission is to promote excellence in sanctuary management and in humane care of animals through international accreditation, collaboration, mentoring, and greater recognition and resources for sanctuaries, while seeking to eliminate the causes of displaced animals. www.sanctuaryfederation.org/gfas
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