Since the age of 16, 51% of Canadian Women report having experienced at
least one incident of physical or sexual violence. |
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FAMILY VIOLENCE & PETS |
Did You Know - The Link Between Family Violence and Pets
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- Nearly ½ of the women entering shelters for protection against domestic violence say their pet has been threatened, injured or killed by their partner, according to several surveys.
- Perhaps even worse for the women involved, others report they have delayed leaving their homes because they feared for their pets’ safety.
- Why do batterers threaten, abuse and/or kill animals? Amoung the motivations:
- to demonstrate and confirm power and control over the family;
- to force the family to keep violence a secret;
- to perpetuate the context of terror;
- to prevent the victim from leaving or coerce her/him to return;
- to punish the victim for leaving;
- to degrade the victim through involvement in the abuse.
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