Introduction [excerpt] Animal shelter volunteers represent an interesting group to study for several reasons. These volunteers often work in stressful surroundings. They are caretakers for the very animals they sometimes must put to death. Resources are often scarce. There never seems to be enough money, enough space, enough time. And yet these unpaid lovers of animals keep coming back, day after day,...

Abstract A systematic investigation was performed, including research development, testing and evaluation desgined to develop and contribute to the generalized knowledge of animal rescuers: exploring who they are regarding their motivation, their experiences of compassion-fatigue, how symbolism is found throughout the rescue culture, how gender relates to animal rescue, and effects of human-animal bond. Primary research involved participant-observation, surveys and interviews. Diaries were kept by...

Abstract This thesis explores possible interactions between Paleoindian peoples of New Jersey and two surrounding states: New York and Pennsylvania and extinct megafauna species based on archaeological and cartographic evidence. For years, archaeologists and paleontologists had assumed that Paleoindian peoples hunted these giant mammals into extinction. Lately, this theory has come under fire from critics who propose that climate change had a bigger impact. Currently, there is very little...