1. Pet Protection Orders for Domestic Violence Survivors: Are They Being Used?
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Randour ML, González D, Schurr EM, and Conforti S
- Subjects
- Humans, Animals, United States, Female, Domestic Violence legislation & jurisprudence, Pets, Survivors psychology, Survivors statistics & numerical data, Survivors legislation & jurisprudence
- Abstract
This study examines if and how pet protection orders have been used by domestic violence survivors in the 36 states and the District of Columbia in which they have been enacted. A review of court websites determined if there was a specific item to include a pet in the temporary and/or final protection order. In addition, individual court administrators were contacted in various states to determine if statistics were available on the number of pet protection orders issued. Another mode of investigation included examining appropriate websites in each state to ascertain if the state issued a report on domestic violence statistics, and if so, if that report contained information on pet protection orders. Only one state, New York, keeps track of the number of protection orders that have been issued that include pets., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
- Published
- 2024
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