Abuse victim put pet first
A domestic violence victim who endured a lifetime of abuse would have left earlier if she hadn't feared for her dog's life.
Her situation has prompted urgent calls for funding solutions from the Auckland Women's Refuge and the SPCA for women in violent relationships whose pets are also suffering.
Faith, 41, who doesn't want her last name used, wanted to leave an abusive family environment at least three years ago.
But she was too afraid to leave her dog. The pet had been choked, thrown around and locked up for long periods.
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Auckland refuge community manager Micky Concannon says women are often too scared to leave violent relationships because of their pets. MORE>>
1 Comments:
At 6:56 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
agree I myself phoned refuge 15 years ago for myself 2 children and 2 dogs...it took alot of guts to phone them in the first place but no way was I going to leave my dogs behind....really hope something is put in place for women in the future so that they "DON"T" have to do what I did and that was stay in the relationship...until oneday!!out of there!!
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