Captive Wildlife Veterinarian

The Captive Animal Law Enforcement (CALE) division of the PETA Foundation's legal department is seeking a licensed veterinarian with captive wildlife experience to join our multidisciplinary team of lawyers, veterinarians, captive wildlife specialists, and other professionals working to end the exploitation of wild animals in roadside zoos, circuses, and other traveling shows.We've rescued tigers from Joe Exotic and other Tiger King hellholes, prevented sleazy shopping mall aquariums from opening, stopped circuses from exporting endangered animals for their shows, and more.The right candidate will be able to use professional expertise and experience, particularly with wildlife, to investigate, advise on, and intervene in a wide range of abuse and neglect cases, including drafting complaints and comments to regulatory and law-enforcement agencies.They will help develop PETA's campaigns, including those for wild and exotic animals kept in roadside zoos, circuses, and similar captive exhibits.o Review and advise on specific cases of animal abuse and neglect, including at roadside zoos, circuses, and similar captive facilitieso Travel as needed to assess potential abuse and neglect and evaluate the conditions of at-risk animals in a variety of captive environmentso Develop and maintain relationships with other veterinary and animal welfare experts, keepers, whistleblowers, sanctuaries, professional associations, and government agencies and coordinate their engagement in specific cases and legislationo As needed, develop written public comments on captive-animal legislative issues and deliver testimony at legislative hearings