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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Your passion to help animals can become all consuming and you can start to feel bitter, frustrated and really angry that no one else seems to care about animals as much or in the way that you care. Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion these are all familiar topics to those of us who spend our time helping animals.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

But I found that if my goal was for my message to be received, I had to judiciously use accurate terms because there was an intense emotional reaction to them that prevented the message from being received intact, or unadulterated by the emotional baggage. Put simply, many people just can't handle the truth--or too much of it at once.

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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

Animal Ethics

e) Don’t purchase cosmetics or personal care products that were tested on animals when equally effective cruelty-free products are available. For no extra charge, switching to a vegan diet also dramatically reduces your contribution to unnecessary animal suffering. Don’t wear wool. (e) There's more!

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