Quotes
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men."― Emmanuel Kant.
"If we can't be cordial to these creatures' fleece, I think that we deserve to freeze."
― Marianne Moore, 'Complete Poems'.
"Intelligence is the ability of a species to live in harmony with its environment." ― Paul Watson.
"It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions." --Mark Twain.
Compassion Fatigue
Those people involved in the animal welfare or conservation fields might feel something like disenfranchised grief, which is grieving a loss that society doesn't recognize as real. For example, grieving for animals killed in factory farms or dogs rescued from puppy mills needing special care to manage their trauma.
"I don't know how people would be able to perform their job if they couldn't compartmentalize their emotions and their work...It's a tough muscle to flex" -Whitney Teamus, The Humane Society of United States.
Here are some tips for building psychological resiliency.
Feel: Acknowledge that your feelings are real and valid
Talk: Release and process those feelings and determine your capacity to act on them.
Unite: Connect with like-minded people through advocacy groups, or volunteer networks, etc.
Act: Find ways to act on what you care about most.
Breathe: Experts recommend exercise, meditation, and taking a break to help quiet your mind.
All Animals spring 2022 the Humane Society of the United States
Spring is Sprung
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men."― Emmanuel Kant.
"If we can't be cordial to these creatures' fleece, I think that we deserve to freeze."
― Marianne Moore, 'Complete Poems'.
"Intelligence is the ability of a species to live in harmony with its environment." ― Paul Watson.
"It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions." --Mark Twain.
Compassion Fatigue
Those people involved in the animal welfare or conservation fields might feel something like disenfranchised grief, which is grieving a loss that society doesn't recognize as real. For example, grieving for animals killed in factory farms or dogs rescued from puppy mills needing special care to manage their trauma.
"I don't know how people would be able to perform their job if they couldn't compartmentalize their emotions and their work...It's a tough muscle to flex" -Whitney Teamus, The Humane Society of United States.
Here are some tips for building psychological resiliency.
Feel: Acknowledge that your feelings are real and valid
Talk: Release and process those feelings and determine your capacity to act on them.
Unite: Connect with like-minded people through advocacy groups, or volunteer networks, etc.
Act: Find ways to act on what you care about most.
Breathe: Experts recommend exercise, meditation, and taking a break to help quiet your mind.
All Animals spring 2022 the Humane Society of the United States
Spring is Sprung
and the springtime hills
are covered with daffodils
The sky that drips
Brings us
Crocuses
Hyacinths
and
Two lips