Animals & DV
Pets can and are often used in domestic violence cases, whether injury is inflicted on them also, or using threats to hurt them, kidnap them, or destroying them as emotional control over a victim/survivor. The RSPCA has highlighted this in studies conducted.
The RSPCA has more information on animals and domestic violence:
What MAD4DV aims to do is to highlight not only the issues and complexities surrounding domestic violence and other forms of abuse but to highlight additional issues faced by other groups and break down those barriers,to raise awareness and provide information and to encourage people to seek assistance, help and support.
