The cost of establishing your pet program will depend on how you intend to care for survivor’s pets. The initial start-up costs will likely be more […]

The goal of the Safe Housing program is to allow families to escape abuse with their pets, so ideally the pets would be housed until they […]

Yes, as long as that space is made available for the Safe Housing program pets when needed.

Survivors should sign a boarding contract and release form when the pets enter your program. This stipulates that if they are not able to reclaim their […]

We recommend having only the pet’s family, and/or a designated staff person, interact with the pets. This is a stressful time for everyone, pets included, and […]

In our experience, 30-35% of families escaping abuse with a pet will have more than one. We recommend taking this into consideration when making program plans. […]

Safe Housing funds can be used by domestic violence organizations to start a boarding program, but may not be used to sustain an existing program. Funds […]

Pets involved in domestic violence are often in need of basic veterinary care, such as vaccinations or spay/neuter. It’s possible that the animal may never have […]

Over 70% of pet owning women entering shelters reported that their abuser had injured, killed or threatened family pets, and nearly 50% have delayed leaving an […]