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Resources for Animal Care Workers
"Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way."
– John Muir
What is Compassion Fatigue?
Animal related professionals experience a great deal of grief, stress, and trauma in their work. Veterinarians are said to experience death at a higher rate than human doctors do simply because the life span of animals is generally shorter. In some animal shelters hundreds of animals are often euthanized each day due to over population. Animal control workers and humane officers, like adult and child protective service workers, must witness neglected and abused animals on a daily basis. All of this can create high levels of compassion fatigue among animal related professionals. (1)
(1) Compassion Fatigue Management. (n.d.). Veterinary Social Work. Retrieved September 18, 2014, from
http://www.vet.utk.edu/socialwork/about/compassion-fatigue-management.php