Events

CLE Webcast - The Link Between Domestic Violence & Animal Abuse

Date: June 2 2011, 9:30am - 10:30am Location: The Web

Extensive research confirms the connection between domestic violence and animal cruelty. Studies show that batterers often use violence and/or threats of violence against animals to:

• Coerce family members to remain silent about abuse
• Prevent or punish a victim for leaving her batterer
• Psychologically control family members

In this one-hour webcast, Pamela D. Hart of Animal Legal Defense Fund and Megan A. Senatori of DeWitt Ross & Stevens will discuss:

• The research confirming the link between domestic violence and animal cruelty
• Protective orders and other legislative proposals designed to protect victims with pets
• The important role that lawyers can serve in stopping the cycle of abuse

Help your domestic abuse clients by understanding the link between pet and human abuse.

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Also be sure to check out the SAAV Program, a nonprofit co-founded by Senatori and Hart providing services for victims (both human & nonhuman) of domestic violence.