48 % of domestic violence victims delay leaving
abusive situations because they don't want to leave their pet behind.
Many domestic violence victims — up to half, depending on the study — don't flee from
their abusive situations because they are afraid of what will happen to their pets.
Between 25 % - 48 % of battered women are unable to escape
abusive situations because they worry about what will happen to their pets and livestock (Arkow, 2008)
As many as 48 % of battered women delay leaving
abusive situations because they worry what will happen to their pets (Ascione, 2007)
Between 25 % and 40 % of these battered women are unable to escape
abusive situations because they worry about what will happen to their pets if they leave.
• More than 50 % of survivors of domestic violence say they are unable to escape
abusive situations because they worry about what will happen to their pets should they leave.
Not exact matches
Patridge filed for divorce
because of a
situation she allegedly found «menacing and emotionally
abusive.»
Somehow I was a leper
because I decided to leave an emotionally
abusive situation.
Many people think they need to keep living in the home — even staying in
abusive or high - conflict
situations —
because they fear they will lose their stake in the home if they leave.
Some of our sweet babies have special needs or have come from
abusive situations, who
because of the nature of their injuries and
abusive situation, may spend a longer time with us before they go to their forever homes.
Nestled on acres of scenic land inside the Los Padres National Forest, LARC's Warriors & Wolves program offers combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder the chance to bond with wolves and wolfdogs that have been rescued from
abusive situations or abandoned
because their wild roots make them poor pets.
Rude Ranch's mission is to find permanent loving homes for adoptable animals placed under our care; to provide a safe haven and rehabilitation to feral and neglected animals rescued from
abusive situations; and to put an end to needless euthanasia
because of pet overpopulation.
The program helps pay for the care of pets whose owners are afraid to leave
abusive situations and seek shelter
because they would have to leave their pets behind.
To find loving, permanent homes for any adoptable animal placed under our care; to provide a safe haven and rehabilitation to feral and neglected cats rescued from
abusive situations; and to put an end to needless euthanasia
because of pet overpopulation.
This is not the family where a child cuts their time with their friends to look after a much loved parent, or where a young person is ashamed to invite friends to their generally happy home
because of a grandparent with dementia, but rather
situations which are potentially
abusive to that child.
«Commenting on the observations of Pamela Hurley that the father had been put in a «no win
situation», Dr. Albin opined that this occurred «not
because he is an inadequate father or an
abusive man, but
because of an historical pattern of events that have occurred while the children have been with their mother and her family.»
Some people come to counseling to work on memories or feelings about past childhood abuse; others seek counseling
because they are currently in an
abusive situation with a spouse or significant other.
«A lot of times people won't leave [an
abusive situation]
because of their pets,» Petkus says.