Exclusive: Government to back motion to investigate changing state’s Family Violence Protection Act
Victorian Labor will support Animal Justice party MP Georgie Purcell’s motion to look into adding animal cruelty to domestic and family violence laws.Victorian Labor will support Animal Justice party MP Georgie Purcell’s motion to look into adding animal cruelty to domestic and family violence laws.The Victorian government will consider including cruelty to animals as an offence under the state’s domestic and family violence laws, backing an Animal Justice push to review the current legislation.
Several reviews have found perpetrators of family violence use overt threats and actual harm to animals as a mechanism to attain and maintain control of their family. In one Victorian, the RSPCA said in many cases animals are abused as a method of controlling partners while in the home, or they may be starved, abused or neglected when the victim flees.
According to the animal welfare agency, one in three women delay leaving situations of family violence due to concerns about leaving their beloved pets behind. This is exacerbated by the fact that most refuges or crisis accommodation options will not house companion animals. “If we can’t get the animals out of the home at the same time, so many of our clients end up putting themselves at risk because they go back to the property,” Howard told Guardian Australia.
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