Ethical animal tourism is top of mind for many of us when we travel. So how do we tell if an animal encounter is ethical? I wanted to start by explaining why I believe I am in a position to talk about ethical animal encounters. For almost ten years I sat on the board of one of the largest animal welfare organisations in the Southern Hemisphere. The organisation provides assistance to over 50,000 animals (of which half are wildlife) every year, operates 10 shelters and a large wildlife hospital. What[...]
