Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/utah-animal-abuse/
Domestic abuse and animal abuse are closely linked.
According to Humane Action Pittsburgh, “Animal cruelty is often an indicator of interpersonal violence such as child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse.”
People who use violence and threats to control and abuse their family are commonly willing to do the same to pets.
People who use violence and threats to control and abuse their family are commonly willing to do the same to pets. Studies show that more than 70% of pet owners at domestic violence shelters were abused by someone who also threatened or physically harmed their animal.
In one case, a man from Farmington, Utah, was arrested after one victim of his abuse said he had killed four of her cats within just two months.
25% of domestic abuse survivors will go back to an abusive partner because they fear for their pets lives.
According to Women Against Crime, at least 25% of domestic abuse survivors will go back to an abusive partner because they fear for their pets lives and well-being. Other studies show that abusers often use this to their advantage, holding a pet’s safety or situation over a victim in order to coerce them.
A bill passed in Utah is aimed at preventing these horrific incidents.
Protection of Animal Amendments laws pull survivors of abuse out of the darkness, helping them escape the abusers who use their pets against them.
The Protection of Animal Amendments law helps pull survivors out of the darkness, helping them escape the abusers who use their pets against them. This bill would allow survivors to include their pets on protective orders, making it illegal for the abuser to threaten, harm or take possession of an animal. This law also prevents worst case but all too common scenarios, where abusers kill a formerly-shared pet to “get back” at a victim.”
In other states, this bill would protect an untold number of animals and survivors of domestic violence.
Click below and support Protection of Animal Amendments laws throughout the U.S.
Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog
