Welcome Back! Todays episode is all about Capacity for Care and Compassion Fatigue.

Both topics feed into one another and can certainly make or break the shelter culture as a whole.

Discretion is advised as I swear a little more than normal, and these two topics bring about sensitive topics and emotional responses. (From me... and maybe you too).

ADDITIONAL DISCRETION: brief mentions of suicidal statistics.

For resources about managing compassion fatigue go here:

https://www.compassioninbalance.com/resources

OR:

https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/compassion-fatigue-resilience-resources-animal-shelter-staff-volunteer-wellness

For Capacity for Care information and calculation formulas go here:

https://www.aspcapro.org/topics-shelter-medicine-population-management/capacity-care-animal-shelters-rescues

OR:

https://www.shelteranimalscount.org/shelter-capacity-not-just-about-number-of-kennels/