Program Term Archive
The Link: People and Pets in Crisis
Take Action to Strengthen OH Laws Protecting Pets
Companion AnimalsOhio residents, we need your help to strengthen protections for companion animals in the state! Please urge your state senator to cosponsor S.B. 64 and S.B. 232. If enacted, S.B....
Animals and Interpersonal Violence
Companion AnimalsInterpersonal violence is a term that encompasses many possible relationships: Intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and sibling violence.
Professional Tools and Trainings
Companion AnimalsOur team members are well-versed in the link between animal maltreatment and human violence. We welcome the opportunity to provide tools and training for other organizations. To request our services,...
Housing Insecurity with Pets
Companion AnimalsAccording to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, the number of individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the United States is steadily...
Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act
Companion AnimalsOn December 20, 2018, the provisions of the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act were signed into law as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. The PAWS Act establishes a...
Take Action to Protect Children and Animals from Abuse!
Companion AnimalsThe bipartisan Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act (H.R. 712) would address the link between child and animal abuse by allowing states to include animal abuse among the...
Securing Funding for Animal Welfare Priorities
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsIn encouraging news, both Senate and House fiscal year 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bills winding their way through Congress contain provisions that continue to bar horse slaughter operations in the United...
The Link: People and Pets in Crisis
Companion AnimalsThe human-animal bond is mutually beneficial, and the welfare of people and their pets is inextricably linked. At times, the welfare of both is jeopardized by concerns such as homelessness...
Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act
Companion AnimalsH.R. 712, introduced by Representatives Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Julia Brownley (D-CA), amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to expand the data collected around child abuse cases...
Bill Introduced to Require Data Collection Linking Animal Cruelty and Child Abuse
Press ReleaseJanuary 29, 2025Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act (H.R. 712), reintroduced last week by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Julia Brownley (D-CA). This...