The Catboat of Amsterdam – De Poezenboot – is world famous. It might be the best known cat rescue anywhere. The setting is magical and it quickly became a tourist attraction which helped to bring in much needed funds. Here … Continue reading →
NEWS/OPINION: It is reported (Metro.co.uk) that animal rescues in the less well developed European countries in terms of animal welfare are suffering because of the coronavirus outbreak. Countries such as Romania and Greece are not wonderful bastions of animal welfare … Continue reading →
THIS IS AN OPINION ARTICLE: Netflix has made a documentary series called Tiger King, which was meant to be a big cat version of their documentary exposing animal abuse at SeaWorld called Blackfish. The directors of Tiger King approached animal … Continue reading →
I like this law which is currently going through the Colorado legislature. Not everyone does who is involved in debating it but it appeals to me. I particularly like the concept of setting standards which create “socially conscious shelters”. I … Continue reading →
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.
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 →
