From Animal Abuse to Domestic Violence

Research has shown a link between cruelty towards animals and other violent crimes, namely domestic violence. Abusers may use a companion animal as a tool of their abuse and often times victims who stay in the homes of their abusers do so because they are concerned for the safety of their animals. The first speaker was Join Elizabeth Herron, legal advocate with the Durham Crisis Response Center and Marie Inserra, EEO Counsel for Durham County Human Resources.

Sponsored by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Duke's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Criminal Law Society, Coalition Against Gendered Violence, and DBA