NEWS AND COMMENT-UTAH, USA: I love news stories in which companion animals are treated with the same value as humans. This is truly the way to relate to animals. It is about an enlightened attitude towards animal welfare. It’s also about education and truly respecting animals who provide so much to so many people. …
Proposed laws were put to the Victoria Parliament this week that resulted in a win for animal welfare in Victoria, a state located in Southeastern Australia, after the Animal Justice Party pushed for the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 to recognize pets as victims of domestic violence. Dr. Liz Walker, RSPCA Victoria CEO, stated …
I’ve been trying to find out whether it is illegal (actually a crime) in the UK to threaten to harm a companion animal within domestic violence. We know that an abusive partner can threaten to harm a cat or dog in order to get at their partner. It’s a way of controlling a person …
The statistics are scary. Domestic violence has increased since the COVID19 quarantine has forced abusers and victims to share the same space, often with deadly results. 11 Alive News reported statistics from the Atlanta, Georgia police department showing domestic violence crimes are up 42% while other crimes such as murder, manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault, …
Florida is on the way to passing two bills which hopefully become law to allow judges to grant orders to directly protect companion animals in the unhappy circumstances of domestic violence. In the UK we call them ‘injunctions’. The same applies to the USA. Typically they are orders against one party in domestic violence …
Animal cruelty data collected from Michigan State Police (MSP) show an increase in animal cruelty where incidents went up by 301% percent between 2016 and 2018. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence shows some very frightening numbers that those being abused and the people who love them should pay attention to. The Coalition stated …
Police and Crime Commissioner for the Sussex Police is facing heavy criticism for donating £11,137 to the charity Cats Protection to help place pets who are potential victims of domestic violence into a safe environment. The Paws Protect project will aid in removing pets from abusive households. Katy Bourne, is behind the project that …
Chelwood Gate is a small village within the civil parish of Danehill in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. It’s home to Paws Protect at Cats Protection, a pet fostering service for families escaping domestic violence. The free cat fostering service recently received a grant of more than £11,000 from the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner’s …
