If you are Dogs Rescue Calasparra has published a desperate plea for volunteers to share some of the load of feeding, walking and caring for all the dogs at the refuge.
The post on Facebook is heart breaking with volunteers at breaking point. Here is a translation:
COMPASSION FATIGUE
Not everyone knows what it is.
But those who care for the lives of others know very well.
You can´t see it but you feel it. And sometimes it feels like you have the whole world on your shoulders.
It is not a lack of sleep.
Its the exhaustion that comes from watching suffering.
Nor the weight of pain that its not yours but lives within you.
It is heal wounds with a broken soul.
It is rescue with tears in your eyes.
It is feeling guilty because you just can´t cope with everything.
It is to give until you are empty and even then asking yourself if you are doing enough.
This is no exageration. It is real.
But it doesn’t make us weak…it makes us human.
But we also need breaks.
A moment to breath.
Because if we fall who will continue our work.
So, if you know someone who dedicated their life to others (animals, people, causes) Do us a favour.
Don´t arrive with more lives to save.
Come with an attitude to lighten their load.
Don´t put more weight on them.
They don´t need more weight.. they need more hands to make their load lighter.
COMPASSION FATIGUE
Not everyone knows what it is.
But those who care for the lives of others know very well.
You can´t see it but you feel it. And sometimes it feels like you have the whole world on your shoulders.
It is not a lack of sleep.
Its the exhaustion that comes from watching suffering.
Nor the weight of pain that its not yours but lives within you.
It is heal wounds with a broken soul.
It is rescue with tears in your eyes.
It is feeling guilty because you just can´t cope with everything.
It is to give until you are empty and even then asking yourself if you are doing enough.
This is no exageration. It is real.
But it doesn’t make us weak…it makes us human.
But we also need breaks.
A moment to breath.
Because if we fall who will continue our work.
So, if you know someone who dedicated their life to others (animals, people, causes) Do us a favour.
Don´t arrive with more lives to save.
Come with an attitude to lighten their load.
Don´t put more weight on them.
They don´t need more weight.. they need more hands to make their load lighter.
DOGS RESCUE DESPERATELY NEED VOLUNTEERS. CAN YOU OFFER A FEW HOURS A WEEK?
