06/25/2025
š„Animal Rescue Reality Checkš„
With all the compassion fatigue warnings, we would like to remind all rescuers (including ourselves) that it is okay to say no, itās okay to shut your phone off, itās okay to make a bad decision, itās okay to fall asleep, itās okay to leave the litter box until morning.
For people needing a rescuer, please make it as easy as possible. Do not ask for a miracle, do not blame if something goes wrong, do not expect your rescuer to do everything for you. Make an effort to help! Offer to help transport, offer to donate money or goods.
Rescuers have a hard time saying no, it eats them alive. They have a heart and mind that wonāt stop thinking about a dying animal. An animal they could help if only they had the energy, If only they had the time, if only they had the money, if only someone would help.
Trust us, if you are asking a rescuer for help, that rescuer has at least 10 other people asking along with you in a given day. Along with running to pick up, drop off, go to vet appointments, save lives, bottle feed, deal with feeding, cleaning and medicating and answering messages- we all have families and full time jobs as we are unpaid volunteers.
We may sometimes choose what we do, but rescuers are who we are.
PLEASE BE KIND TO YOUR RESCUER!! š¾
