Compassion Fatigue

Regina Lizik of BarkPost has written a compelling article about compassion fatigue, the emotional exhaustion caused by the stress of caring for traumatized or suffering animals or people.  In her article, she describes the devastating effect that compassion fatigue, or secondary-traumatic stress disorder, can have on people.  Most notably, the suicide of Dr. Sophia Yin, […]

Myxomatosis Hits Australian Rescue; Petition for Vaccine

The Mercury reports on a myxomatosis affliction that has hit Big Ears Sanctuary, an Australian no-kill animal rescue and sanctuary.  Myxomatosis is a painful disease that has been used in Australia as an attempt to control wild rabbit population due to the apparent lack of natural predators.  This inhumane attempt has proven to be ineffective, and […]

Wings of Rescue for Dogs and Cats

The Huffington Post reports on Wings of Rescue and Pilots N Paws, organizations of pilots who rescue dogs and cats facing euthanasia.  These volunteers pull animals from shelters and fly them to their new homes in rescues or adopting families.  From their post: More than 4 million U.S. pets are euthanized every year. Both pilot groups encourage […]

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