Ep. 48: Dealing with the Public in Animal Care and Advocacy (Part One)
From Beyond Compassion Fatigue: Make Your Passion for Helping Animals Sustainable! by Jen Blough
April 23, 2026 · 21 min · Season 1 · Episode 48
About this episode
In this episode, Jen Blough discusses the challenges of dealing with public criticism in animal welfare.
In the first episode of this two-part series of Beyond Compassion Fatigue, I dive into one of the most challenging parts of working in animal welfare: dealing with criticism from the public, the kind that feels like “damned if we do, damned if we don’t.”
People in this episode
Host: Jen Blough
Topics covered
- animal welfare
- public criticism
- advocacy
- compassion fatigue
- animal care
Keywords
- animal welfare
- public criticism
- advocacy
- compassion fatigue
- animal care
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