Hi Kerstin,

Nice to speak this week! We are a free pet fostering referral for police officers in MA for domestic violence.

We have fostered 23 pets in Boston so far. We aim for 100 this year as we build our infrastructure to scale globally.

(Details, media, deck, pamphlet, and program description below)

Thanks for your concern about domestic violence survivors and their pets!

My Best,

Jordan

We are a 501 C3 providing temporary pet fostering for domestic violence survivors, allowing them to access domestic violence shelters and reunite since human shelters prohibit pets right here in Boston. Check us out at PetsEmpower.org. We'd love to collaborate on an article raising awareness about this issue.

Congesswoman Katherine Clark of MA has been instrumental in introducing the PAWS Act and is also working on the pet barrier to human shelter entry.

https://katherineclark.house.gov/index.cfm/2015/3/clark-reintroduces-bill-protecting-domestic-violence-victims-and-pets

Did you know?

Key Facts

"Nearly half of the domestic abuse victims who stay in violent households do so because they are afraid for their animals." - Animal Legal Defense Fund

"Only three percent of domestic violence shelters across the country accept pets."- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)

"71 percent of pet-owning women entering women’s shelters reported that their batterer had injured, maimed, killed or threatened family pets for revenge or to psychologically control victims; 32 percent reported their children had hurt or killed animals." - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence