A recent conversation I had with a man in India indicates to me that the country needs more and better animal shelters. I tried to confirm that assessment and was unable to do so because the information online is just … Continue reading →
Occupational stress and compassion fatigue is not uncommon in animal rescue workers. One of the most visited pages on this website concerns the high suicide rate among American animal rescue workers. In fact they have the highest suicide rate among … Continue reading →
A cat rescue organisation, Half The Way Home in Woodstock, Cherokee County, USA, temporarily housed in a cottage, has had its licence revoked by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) because a volunteer, Brittany Satterfield, who worked at the rescue … Continue reading →
I created this using Adobe Spark. I think it is quite good. I know how important volunteers are to animal shelters. Click this link to go to the original image on the Adobe website. … Continue reading →
It is important for a shelter worker to understand the common carrier states of disease so they can best recognize disease and disinfect against disease causing pathogens. The end goal is to prevent an outbreak of disease which can be … Continue reading →
The above video is of Hope – a kitten who seemingly had no chance of ever being able to live a full life. This was made possible by a grant given to us by the Ian Somerhalder Foundation which you … Continue reading →
A dispute between the boss and volunteers at an animal shelter has lead to the volunteers being sacked. Animal shelter volunteers should be valued. They give their time and effort more or less free of charge. They are the bedrock … Continue reading →
This is a tremendous video. It oozes love. It is as if the love of the rescuers was transferred to this lovable but sick stray cat through their hands. So much loving. There is no other way to describe it: … Continue reading →
Ben Nelms saved the life of a seriously injured cat, Henry, through fostering and wants more foster carers at the shelter where he volunteers. Photo: screenshot from video. The reason why cats in foster homes are more likely to be … Continue reading →
Ginger tabby shelter cat creams his audition to be adopted by a shelter worker who fell in love with him and asked her partner if she could adopt him in two brilliant photos.
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