Can You Spot the Victim?

Tragically, 50% of domestic violence victims delay seeking help for fear that an abuser will harm a pet...

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Animals are the silent victims of domestic violence. Most people treat pets as members of the family. Unfortunately, when it comes to domestic violence, pets are also deemed part of the family unit and forced to suffer in silence at the hands of abusers. Some studies estimate that:

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50% of domestic violence victims delay seeking help out of concern that their pet may be harmed by the abuser.
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88% of companion animals living in households where domestic violence occurs are routinely threatened, harmed or even killed.

The ASPCA witnesses firsthand the connection between animal abuse and domestic violence. Just last month, police in Little Falls, NY, arrested Mark Beacraft, Jr., for assaulting a four-year-old child. The suspect has a history of violence—including a guilty plea in 2007 for murdering a neighborhood cat. He was sentenced to one year in a county jail but was later released under house arrest.

This is unacceptable—and we need your help to keep criminals like Beacraft off the streets. The ASPCA works tirelessly to educate law enforcement and the public about the link between animal cruelty and domestic abuse and to lobby for stricter punishments for pet abusers. But it’s a long road ahead, and your support is critical to our success. Please support our life-saving work with a generous gift today!

Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.

I have a brother still there and I think I'll ask him about it. BTW, I'm retired and volunteer at the local "No Kill" Animal Shelter (Tampa area) where they take in a lot of abused cats and dogs.

There is an organization in my state that has set up a safe haven for pets of victims of domestic violence ,when they flee abusers to go to a safe house it's called SARC.and they are awesome.

http://www.sarc-maryland.org/index.htm