CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The stress of working in animal welfare can be overwhelming at times. Compassion fatigue describes the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others, ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Animal shelters across the country and in East Texas are dealing with an overcrowding crisis. Not only can it be overwhelming for the people who work at shelters, but it’s ...

As animal shelters continue to exceed capacity among a nationwide overcrowding crisis, animal rescuers face a crisis of their own: compassion fatigue. The constant care for unwanted and abused animals ...

Australia is facing its most severe pet adoption downturn on record, placing unprecedented strain on rescue centres and ...

We're all tired and could do with a four-day working week... and have a lot going on in our personal lives. But, while you may have heard of burnout (where prolonged stress affects our wellbeing), ...

Can caring too much hurt your mental health? It's called compassion fatigue, and mental health experts say it's a phenomenon that occurs most commonly in people who work in professions like caretaking ...

This study, which was funded by a Refinement Grant from AWI, examined the impact of nonhuman primate social housing status on compassion fatigue in laboratory animal care professionals, who are at an ...

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