prayers for shelter workers

    • Gold Top Dog

    prayers for shelter workers

    Our shelter in Clarke Co. VA has had to put several animals down lately, and has had several newborn animals die, including a little of 12 puppies from an emergency c-section. Our shelter rarely puts down animals and this has been hard on the AC. If you could send some healing wishes to her, and really, to all the workers who do this thankless job everywhere, I know it would help their spirits and give them strength to carry on this horrific work, which, until we find a solution, will continue to be done.
    • Gold Top Dog
    I carry a continual prayer of gratitude for shelter workers in my heart -- I know what they deal with at our local shelter where I serve as board member, and I'm aware of the similar situations that other folks deal with in communities all over the country, or the world, really.  They deserve the highest praise, and I'm so glad there are people like them who can bring themselves to do the work that people like me simply couldn't handle.
     
    Even if they work in a no-kill shelter, they still have to deal with sadness of abandoned, abused and neglected animals, witnessing they awful things humans are capable of.  And if they have to work in a shelter where euthanasia is a regular means of population control, then it's a million times worse.  I can't imagine the burnout and heartache they experience. 
     
    I hope the people in your local shelter, as well as all the others that exist, are lifted by the thoughts and prayers of all of us who appreciate their dedication and sacrifice.  They are very special people.
    • Gold Top Dog
    I've always said that it takes a very special person to be a nurse... and I feel the same way about people working in shelters.  I can't imagine the times they've grown attached to animals only to have something bad happen... whether it's from a surgery or injury.  I know one thing, I couldn't handle it. 
     
    So for all the people that work in shelters... they're in my prayers.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Me, too.  Some days, it's such a thankless job and heartbreaking, too.  I hope they have more successes in the future to offset these hard times.