Domestic Violence and Dog Care in New Providence, The Bahamas

Fielding, William J.

doi:10.1163/156853010x492024

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“…Comparable findings have been reported in the US, 28 Canada, 29 , 30 Australia, 31 , 32 the Bahamas, 33 and Ireland. 34 , 35 Partners of women living in domestic violence shelters were reported to be 11 times more likely to hurt or kill pets than were a comparison group of partners of non-abused women.…”

Section: Animal Abuse As a Health Concernsupporting

confidence: 55%

Recognizing and responding to cases of suspected animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect: what the veterinarian needs to know

Arkow¹

2015

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The identification of a “battered pets” syndrome, which put the veterinary profession on a parallel footing with its counterparts in human medicine who respond to battered children, women, and elders, expanded the veterinarian’s role as an advocate for animals’ welfare to include the recognition of, response to, and prevention of animal abuse. Professional policies and legislation in several nations have been amended to define these responsibilities and delineate appropriate responses when animal maltreatment or other forms of family violence are suspected. This article reviews these changes, discusses abuse as a matter of animal welfare and public health, and summarizes research describing animal abuse as a possible indicator and predictor of interpersonal violence. Five steps that helped build human health care’s response to child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse, and that are analogous to forces in contemporary veterinary practice, are described. It familiarizes practitioners with terminology used in animal cruelty investigations. It describes clinical presentations, client profiles and behaviors, and environmental conditions that may raise a practitioner’s index of suspicion of possible animal maltreatment. It reviews protocols that practitioners may employ to respond compassionately and effectively to suspected animal abuse and enhance successful law enforcement investigations and prosecutions. Such responses can unite human and veterinary medicine in a common concern for vulnerable, victimized, and at-risk populations and position veterinarians as an essential part of public health approaches to break the cycles of violence affecting animals and human members of the family and community.

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Section: Animal Abuse As a Health Concernsupporting

confidence: 55%

Recognizing and responding to cases of suspected animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect: what the veterinarian needs to know

Arkow¹

2015

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“…Research in the United States indicates that the proportion of women who report that their abusive partner also mistreated the pets in the home ranges from 25% (Simmons & Lehmann, 2007) to 86% (Strand & Faver, 2005). Recent studies in other countries, including Ireland (Allen et al, 2006), Australia (Volant et al, 2008), and the Bahamas (Fielding, 2010) have also found high rates of coexistence between animal abuse and IPV.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Animal Maltreatment and Ipvmentioning

confidence: 99%

Animal Maltreatment as a Risk Marker of More Frequent and Severe Forms of Intimate Partner Violence

Barrett

Fitzgerald

Stevenson

et al. 2017

J Interpers Violence

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Although there is a growing body of literature documenting the co-occurrence of animal abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV), only a few studies have examined the relationship between animal maltreatment, types of IPV, and abuse severity. The results of those studies have been inconclusive and in some cases even contradictory. The current study contributes new findings to that specific segment of the literature and sheds some light on the inconsistent findings in previous studies. Data were gathered from 86 abused women receiving services from domestic violence shelters across Canada via a structured survey about pet abuse and the level and types of IPV perpetrated by abusive partners. Type and severity of IPV was measured using subscales of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) and the Checklist of Controlling Behaviors (CCB). Animal maltreatment was measured using the Partner's Treatment of Animals Scale (PTAS). Participants were divided into three groups: women who did not have pets during their abusive relationship ( n = 31), women who had pets and reported little or no animal maltreatment ( n = 21), and women who had pets and reported frequent or severe animal maltreatment ( n = 34). Examining within-group variations in experiences of IPV and pet abuse using a series of one-way between-groups ANOVA tests, this study provides evidence to support the conclusion that women who report that their partner mistreated their pets are themselves at significantly greater risk of more frequent and severe forms of IPV, most specifically psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. The findings point to the urgency of better understanding and mitigating the unique barriers to leaving an abusive relationship faced by women with companion animals.

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“…Some dogs are used in (illegal) dog fighting, and it has been reported that dogs are subjected to violence which can lead to their being injured (Fielding, 2010a). While limited work has been done on what actions constitute cruelty, adult caregivers of dogs have a clear idea of abuse.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The fact that few respondents were punished for harming animals, probably reflects the common practice of using violence to train pets (Fielding, 2010a) and the presence of other violent behaviours in Bahamian homes . We could conjecture that in such a mix of household violence, only extreme violence towards animals may be considered worthy of punishment of the child.…”

Section: Harm Towards Animalsmentioning

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A First Look at Harm Toward Animals by Bahamians in Childhood

Fielding

Oenbring

Brennen

et al. 2011

Int. j. Bahamian stud.

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This paper reports on the first known study on childhood harm towards animals in The Bahamas. Using the Children and Animals Inventory (CAI), an Internet survey involving 1,558 respondents allowed childhood harm towards animals, to be investigated in the context of other violent behaviours in the child's home. The homes of children who did not harm animals were less violent than the homes of children who harmed animals. Consistent with other studies, males were more likely to harm animals than females; further, males were more likely than females to harm sentient animals. While the use of violence to train children was not associated with a higher CAI score, domestic violence and the presence of a gun in the home were associated with a higher CAI score. The implications of these findings as they relate to the treatment of living creatures are discussed.

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Domestic Violence and Dog Care in New Providence, The Bahamas

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Recognizing and responding to cases of suspected animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect: what the veterinarian needs to know

Recognizing and responding to cases of suspected animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect: what the veterinarian needs to know

Animal Maltreatment as a Risk Marker of More Frequent and Severe Forms of Intimate Partner Violence

A First Look at Harm Toward Animals by Bahamians in Childhood

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