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The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is proud to announce the first two recipients of Safe Havens for Pets grants to help domestic violence survivors and their companion animals seek safety in underserved communities in Mississippi and North Dakota.
Data shows 71% of women report their abuser threatened, injured, or killed their pet and nearly half of victims stay in bad situations rather than leave their pets.
In recognition of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has released new research that identifies a lack of sheltering services around the country—including in some of the most populated counties—for pets of domestic violence survivors.