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Animal care workers at animal shelters need support to deal with grief due to their losses

PoC avatarPosted on May 2, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 2, 2019

“The loss of such a sacred relationship can be devastating. Owners of companion animals facing the loss of a companion animal often experience numbness, disbelief, ruminations about the death experience….” Working as an animal care worker (ACW), specifically an animal … Continue reading →

Posted in volunteers | Tagged compassion, compassion fatigue, shelter workers, study, volunteers | Leave a reply

PETA makes suspended Verizon worker ‘Hero to Animals Award’ recipient

PoC avatarPosted on March 30, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 30, 2019

Do you remember the Philadelphia Verizon employee, Maurice German, who used the company’s cherry picker to rescue a cat stuck atop a telephone pole for 15 hours? Elisa wrote about him. Well, his employer wasn’t happy with what he did … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged business, Cat News, cat rescue, compassion, crowdfunding, good cat news, PETA | 4 Replies

Family who moved into a new home inherited the resident cat

PoC avatarPosted on January 23, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorJanuary 24, 2019

This is the happy ending story about a family who moved into a new home who inherited the resident cat. The former homeowner left a heartwarming note about the cat who had shown up at the home 12 years prior … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged Cat News, cat welfare, compassion, feral cat care, feral cats, happy ending, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 11 Replies

Kind man takes in stray cat after seeing him outside for two years

PoC avatarPosted on January 2, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 2, 2019

This guy has a heart. His name is John McCallum Swain. He likes cats to. He tells his story in diary form on the Quora.com website. It’s quite a long journey with a lot of realism, tenderness, love and reward. … Continue reading →

Posted in ailurophile | Tagged cat rescue, compassion, stray cat, volunteers | 5 Replies

Shaming people does not help. It forces them into seclusion and takes the kitties there with them

PoC avatarPosted on December 30, 2018 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 31, 2018

Posted December 30, 2018 by Rae Bitner Introduction by Elisa: I found this story as I was checking the various groups and thought it was one that needed to be told. This is as it should be. Helping people, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged cat caretaking, cat health, Cat Hoarding, Cat News, cat rescue, cat rescuer, compassion, good veterinarians, happy ending, volunteers | 5 Replies

Personality tests should be a prerequisite for admission to veterinary college

PoC avatarPosted on June 2, 2018 by Michael BroadJune 2, 2018

In light of Elisa’s story of the veterinarian who hit a dog (see link below), it occurred to me, as I am sure it has occurred to many others, that veterinary schools should apply a personality test to applicants. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Veterinarians | Tagged compassion, human personality, personality test | 12 Replies

Feral Cats Test Whether We Are Compassionate and Decent People

PoC avatarPosted on March 9, 2017 by Michael BroadMarch 9, 2017

Compassion is a much admired quality in people. Compassion is soft, gentle and tender but it can take strength to exercise it. Even the word itself sounds soft and gentle. Compassion is a quality that people should aspire to. Compassion … Continue reading →

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged compassion, feral cats, human to cat relationship, trap neuter release | 2 Replies

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