Navigating Compassion Fatigue in Animal Welfare: How to Combat Burnout and Enhance Resiliency
[embedded content] Human and animal welfare is incredibly rewarding, and also incredibly challenging. Compassion fatigue is a common experience for animal welfare workers, but not one that we have to navigate alone. Hilary Hager, Vice President of Outreach, Engagement, and Training for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), provided this live training, typically given as part of HSUS’s Law Enforcement Training Center, on how to better combat compassion fatigue and burnout. This webinar training covers the causes and symptoms of...
Let’s Talk About Burnout in Animal Welfare
As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s only right that we talk about a topic that hits really close to home for so many of us in the animal welfare space—BURNOUT! Burnout is something that any person working too many hours, under too much stress, and in a challenging environment, is likely to experience at some point in their lives. As a social worker, and particularly a social worker in an animal shelter, I’m often asked if burnout is avoidable. I don’t, unfortunately, have a universal answer to...
5 Signs Your Dog Needs a Friend
Dogs are pack animals and often enjoy the company of other canines. Here are five indications your dog might benefit from having a friend to play and hang out with. As pack animals, dogs are very social and love being around others. You probably spend as much time as you can with your dog — and that’s great! — but might he be even better off if there was another dog around to play with and give him company, especially when you’re out? These five signs can help you decide if your dog is in need of a canine friend. 1....
Found on a Roadside with a Broken Jaw, Pit Bull Puppy Gets Her Second Chance at Love and Happiness
Just recently, a homeless man appeared in headlines around the world after his two dogs were brutally killed by members of the Metropolitan police in Limehouse Cut in Tower Hamlets, east London. Eyewitnesses countered the police officers’ claim that the dogs — bull terrier type or pit bulls — were aggressive. Another witness denied the story that the dogs had attacked a woman earlier, leading to the police report. Photo: YouTube/On Demand News “I can tell you for a fact that the dog didn’t attack the woman, it...
Funny Pet Behaviors Explained
From their active sleeping habits to seemingly random zoomies, dogs have a knack for charming us with their endearing quirks and captivating behaviors. If you’d like to have these funny pet behaviors explained, join us as we explore what is going on inside the mind of your four-legged friend. Funny pet behaviors explained: Head tilt Dogs tilt their heads in response to certain stimuli or to gather more information about their surroundings. There are a few reasons why dogs exhibit this behavior: Sound localization: Dogs have a keen sense...
How Eastern Food Therapy Can Improve Your Dog’s Life
Based on 5,000 years of knowledge, Eastern Food Therapy has the ability to change your dog’s life, from the inside out. The Eastern Food Therapy diet, also known as Food Energetics, sounds innovative — and to many of us, it is. But this way of eating has been around for thousands of years, making it one of the most time-tested ways to improve your dog’s health and well-being. WHAT IT IS This ancient diet is based on the philosophy of using whole foods to balance the body. It endorses the notion that all foods are either...
Active Folks Have Active Dogs, Says New Study
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Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Project Street Vet, free online foster courses and more!
Happy Tuesday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Dr. Kwane Stewart: “Kindness is a super power”Dr. Kwane Stewart, veterinarian and co-founder of Project Street Vet recently spoke at the Weekly Community Conversations call. You’ll be inspired as he talks about his journey from private practice veterinarian, to contemplating leaving shelter medicine behind to walking the streets solo, helping the pets of the unhoused. After about 10 years at a private… Learn More Free online courses...
SFO Gets New “Wag Brigade” Member, Duke the Cat
A 14-year-old rescue cat named Duke Ellington Morris is the San Francisco International Airport’s latest member of the Wag Brigade. What is the Wag Brigade, you ask? It’s a group of animals recruited to perform as therapy critters for harried passengers traveling through the Bay area. On December 3, 2013, SFO launched the program with the aim of bringing trained canines to the various terminals to make travel less stressful. The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) brought dogs certified through...
Kelp: Your New Secret Weapon in Dental Care for Dogs and Cats!
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
