10/10/2026
💚 World Mental Health Day 💚
Rescue is full of love, but there’s a side people don’t always see.
Behind every animal we care for are hours of animal care, vet appointments, cleaning, enrichment, fundraising and finding safe spaces. There are difficult decisions, witnessing heartbreaking situations, losing animals we desperately wanted to save, and carrying the guilt of sometimes arriving too late. ❤️🩹
On top of this, rescue workers can face cruel messages and judgement from people who don’t see the full picture, despite us doing everything we can with the time, space and resources available.
It takes an emotional toll. We celebrate the happy endings, but we carry the heartbreak, the worry and the feeling that there’s always another animal who needs us.
So if our page sometimes goes quiet, please understand that we haven’t disappeared. 💚 We’re often busy behind the scenes, caring for animals and keeping everything going. Social media can sometimes fall to the bottom of the list, because the animals in our care must come first.
Behind every rescue is a human being, doing their best and often carrying more than you can see.
This World Mental Health Day, we want to remind everyone that it’s okay to feel overwhelmed, to take a step back, to rest and to ask for help. The people who spend their lives caring for others need care, too. You cannot pour from an empty cup. 🫶
To everyone who supports Fluffy Butts Rescue with kindness, patience, donations and shares - thank you. Your understanding means more than you know.
To all our fellow rescues and rescue friends, we see you, we appreciate you, and we know how hard you work, even when the world doesn’t see it. You’re all doing wonderful things for animals who need you, and please never forget that the difference you make matters. We’re all in this together. 💚 🫶🏻
Be kind to animals. Be kind to rescue workers. And please, be kind to yourself.🐰🐹
