Striking at the Roots of “Compassion Fatigue”
Killing at the pound not only harms the animals who are killed, it harms animals outside the “shelter”* by fueling the puppy mill industry. It harms volunteers and rescuers, taking a severe emotional toll on them. And now comes a study that shows it can take “a psychosocial toll on the mental and physical health” of shelter veterinarians resulting in “emotional and physical exhaustion.” According to the study, veterinary shelter workers face “significant mental and…