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How Animals Affect Us: Examining the Influence of Human–Animal Interaction on Child Development and Human Health
$100,000 earmarked for pet protection programs after studies show victims may delay leaving an abusive relationship out of fear of what will happen to their pets.
The pets of women and children fleeing family violence will be offered protection as part of a program funded by the Victorian government.
Numerous reviews have shown that perpetrators of family violence use threats and harm to pets as a way of maintaining control of their victims, and that victims may delay leaving an abusive relationship out of fear of what will happen to their pets.
Over the next four years, $100,000 will be given to the family violence response service, Safe Steps, to build relationships with animal welfare agencies such as the RCPCA and family violence services, the state government announced on Sunday.
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