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 anyway. Romania has a bad record on animal welfare and should not be in …
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 all American workers and same level as police officers and firefighters. This begs the …
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 said she was completely horrified by the conditions and that ALL the cats were …
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.
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 of animal rescue and yet at the Maricopa County animal shelter three volunteers have …
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: a journey of love and at the end to say goodbye was a final …
The reason why cats in foster homes are more likely to be adopted than cats in shelters is because they are free to roam within the home, as opposed to being in a cage, which means that they can express their normal personality. They are less likely to be shy and retiring. This in …
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.
