Enrichment
Here at IEAS, we are proud of achieving animal care excellence in a number of ways. We provide these animals with a nutritious diets and regular veterinary care. We also maintain spacious, naturalistic habitats that include multi-level perches, ramps, pools and waterfalls. However, the highest quality of care requires more than just the bare essentials. Not only do we provide food and shelter for our residents, but we also care for their emotional needs. Our unique Emotional Enrichment Program attempts to gain and maintain the trust of these abandoned and abused animals, as well as reduce their stress and improve their quality of life by providing a source of comfort and security. The Sanctuary has set up a code of conduct for all staff, volunteers and visitors that gives the animals the respect and dignity they so deserve. Everything from daily operations to weekend conservation education tours are arranged to keep the stress on the animals to a minimum. Our ultimate goal is to give the resident animals the best quality of life we can give them in captivity through this program dealing with the emotional well-being of each individual animal to reduce stress and agitation.
At IEAS, we practice several different types of Enrichment: Emotional, Behavioral and Environmental. We believe that each type is important and necessary in keeping all of the animals of IEAS happy and healthy, giving them the quality of life that they rightly deserve.
At IEAS, we practice several different types of Enrichment: Emotional, Behavioral and Environmental. We believe that each type is important and necessary in keeping all of the animals of IEAS happy and healthy, giving them the quality of life that they rightly deserve.
The following links provide further information about exotic animals and enrichment:
