Animal welfare is my life but it's also making me lose my mind.

Tag: death

  • At The End.

    You come home from work and your dog is excited to see you as if you left a year ago. You get home from vacation and your cat acts as if they thought you left them for good. Pets are part of our life, but to them we are their whole life. Humans have families.…

  • The Myth About No-Kill Shelters

    You find a lost dog in your neighborhood and ask friends for advice on what to do next. One person tells you to bring it to the animal shelter, another tells you absolutely not, they ‘will just kill it’. You contact a local rescue that is known to take dogs and are told they are…

  • A Special Hell: Part 1

    *Disclaimer: this post will have some graphic stories and photos. I encourage you to read on anyway. It may not be what the general public sees on a daily basis, but it is my reality. My job. The most frustrating part of my profession is that people assume there is a black and white. An…

  • DOA

    Will you die one day? Of course you will. We all will. Do you have pets? Do you know who will take care of them when you are no longer here? I was called to a house where police were on scene with a man who had passed away in his house. DOA (Dead On…

  • My Rainbow Bridge

    The pain free death. The good death. The humane death. The debated death. Working in a field where euthanasia is an everyday topic, influences the way you think about death. I would be lying if I said it does not affect you. I would be lying if I said you don’t get used to it.…