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Behind Every Treated Animal Stands a Veterinarian Carrying Unseen Strain

The piece highlights a psychological toll rarely discussed in India's public conversation on animal welfare - the compounding burden of burnout, compassion fatigue and moral injury on veterinarians, who must act as multi-species specialists, absorb the grief of pet owners and independently make life-or-death calls that in human medicine would typically involve a team, a protocol and institutional backing.