Suicide Prevention In Animal Rescue: We Need To Talk About People

We know rescue workers have died by suicide. We do not know how many. In 2027, Dog Desk Animal Action intends to start asking why we know so little.

September is Suicide Prevention Month. Within animal welfare, much of the conversation about suicide has understandably focused on veterinary professionals. There is good reason for that. Elevated suicide risk within veterinary medicine has been researched, documented and increasingly recognised. But veterinary professionals are not the whole animal wel…