The Compassion FatigueKnown as the “cost of caring,” compassion fatigue is a natural consequence inherent in many helping professions, such as animal welfare workers, law enforcement, firefighters, therapists, health care workers, and all others in helping or caregiving roles. With a background as a shelter worker and animal control officer, Jennifer Blough, LPC, is highly trained in treating compassion fatigue among people in the animal welfare and animal rights/vegan communities.