Dr. Nikki Bennett is a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Veterinary Psychology Lab at Kent State University, where she studies pet caregiver burden and veterinary wellbeing in clinical care settings. She also serves as a board member for the Texas Lobo Coalition and previously worked in wildlife management. Trained in zoology and anthropology, she brings a multidisciplinary lens to understanding human-animal relationships. On the podcast, she discusses her recent publication analyzing social media responses to Tiger King Season 2.