Depression and suicide in animal care workers. So many wonderful veterinarians, vet techs, shelter and rescue staff, trainers, and other animal care and welfare workers have died of suicide. We discuss this unspoken phenomenon and share ways we can all help. Compassion fatigue is an occupational hazard of our work with animals, whether you are an
Compassion fatigue can hurt animal welfare workers and volunteers. Animal rescue and animal welfare can be an all-consuming responsibility, whether you’re doing hands-on rescue work or supporting rescues work from a distance. That puts you at risk for compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue can be a side effect of caring about animal welfare. It causes physical
TERRI'S HAPPY HOUNDS - March 2020 A tough and distressing week in the doggie world...2 of the new teeny tiny pups disappeared- the new area where the worker asked for help- mummy still emaciated and unlikely to ever produce milk now- the 4 other adults there make it hard for her to eat and she
MARCH 2020 Monthly Update Our friends at Sungate Media ran a flyer design promotion and raised some funds for our Samui sterilization program. They will run a Facebook deign promotion soon - so keep a watch on our Facebook page for info on how you can get amazing FB designs that will help animals. We
PEPE: ADOPTION ANNIVERSARY One of our volunteer directors in Australia shares how she came to adopt Pepe: When I first saw Pepe, she was a disinterested Mum of two. She was aloof, and seemed to be very self-sufficient. In fact, she wouldn’t come anywhere near me. She was at her foster home, after having been
