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 […]

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