When Tony Rankin hears the term “compassion fatigue,” he recalls a time working at an animal shelter in Arkansas when there weren’t enough resources to save a litter of puppies that had a deadly ...

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 ...

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 post is in response to Costs of Caring for Abused Animals Are Existential Crises By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. A mama black bear and her cub. Source: Tony Joyce Photography/with permission. A few weeks ...

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 ...

The Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center is facing a critical situation with about 300 dogs in its care, and every kennel is occupied.To alleviate the strain and find homes for these dogs, ...

Truly caring for or about someone can be exhausting — hence the term compassion fatigue. The phrase was first coined in 1992 by a nurse, Carla Joinson, to describe the physical, emotional, and ...

There is only so much trauma a person can take before it starts to chip away at their mental and physical health. When you’re exposed to constant stressors, as we’ve all been over the past few years, ...