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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

“As an animal welfare worker (professionally or as a volunteer), you know what it feels like when you make a positive difference in the life of an animal. your personal life starts to suffer as a result of taking on the animals suffering. Thanks Cherie! you lose interest in social activities and friends.

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On the Psychological Continuum

Animal Person

And when I spoke about a continuum over a year ago as a result of a workshop with Rae Sikora, who demonstrated that there was a continuum, there was some discontent. And that means for the animal rights movement: Social entities like compassion, empathy and suffering are very important factors to motivate humans to change their behaviour.