Animal-Inclusive Protection Order Statutes: A Powerful Tool for Addressing and Mitigating Coercive Control
Published online on May 06, 2025
Abstract
Violence Against Women, Volume 32, Issue 6-7, Page 1637-1664, May 2026.
Given mounting evidence that animal abuse and intimate partner commonly co-occur, and that victims/survivors will delay leaving abusers due to concern for their companion animals, many U.S. states have amended their protection order statutes to enable the ...
Given mounting evidence that animal abuse and intimate partner commonly co-occur, and that victims/survivors will delay leaving abusers due to concern for their companion animals, many U.S. states have amended their protection order statutes to enable the ...