When Love Isn't Enough: What We Owe Our Animals

<p>We love our animals. But is that enough?</p><p>Captive animal welfare specialist Georgina Groves joins Karen and Meta for a conversation about the uncomfortable gap between what we know about animal welfare and what we actually do.</p><p>Georgina&#39;s work takes her into some of the world&#39;s most under-resourced zoos — but the parallels she draws for horse people are striking. Stables that haven&#39;t meaningfully changed in a century. Animals who&#39;ve forgotten how to be their own species. A health-centric idea of care that protects the body while quietly constraining the life.</p><p>This is an episode about welfare washing, moral duty, and the difference between caring <em>for</em> an animal and caring <em>about</em> one.</p><p>Featuring the story of four bears who had to relearn how to be bears — and what that might mean for the horses in our care.</p><p>🎧 Listen in, then join the conversation.</p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Georgina Groves, captive animal welfare specialist and co-founder of Wild Welfare</p><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Dr Karen Luke and Meta Osborne</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/georgina-groves-81208236_the-last-part-of-my-work-in-japan-was-for-activity-7386324543625351168-Gkr6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADqDWHoBWOLDNxO_YERQj_2SPcxGxHQwiYk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">GEORGINA&#39;S LINKEDIN POST</a><a href="https://wildwelfare.org/our-team/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LINK TO WILD WELFARE</a></p>