Paws For Kids - CT DCF

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and, Animal Cruelty Awareness Month. In recognition of these two important issues, state leaders gathered to talk about the Link between child abuse and animal abuse, and what protocols are in place to address these important issues.

There has been so much effort to enforce and educate our community about the Cross Reporting Law, with two state agencies (DCF & the Dept. Of Agriculture) working in collaboration to ensure that children & animals are safe and healthy.

Thank you to Diane Rosell for spearheading Paws for Kids and bringing this issue to the forefront of our work.

Happy Animal Control Officer Day! On behalf of the Department of Children and Families, we celebrate the work that our ACOs do every day and, we value the collaboration between our staff and the Department of Agriculture.

Together we work to address child abuse and animal cruelty cases so that both children and animals are safe.

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April is Child Abuse Awareness Month as well as Animal Cruelty Awareness Month. It is important to understand the Link between those who abuse animals and those who are vulnerable to child abuse. Thank you Renee DiNino for highlighting the Department's work.

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with Jacqueline Halten Ford

Paws for Kids | The River 105.9 | Renee April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Animal Cruelty Awareness Month. We discuss the link between domestic abuse and animal abuse, it is a very real and scary statistic. Listen to our interview with Jacqueline Ford, Social Worker from the Bureau of External Affairs for DCF.

Preventing animal cruelty is in all of our best interests. Studies have shown that cruelty to animals is a sign that other abuse is taking place in the home. Educational programs is key:

Classroom programs Animal Humane Society's classroom programs offer interactive, educational presentations about specific subjects in animal welfare, and can be provided offsite or at one of our locations.

In the U.S. alone, over 10 million animals die from abuse. That’s heartbreaking. Here are six things you can do as a person who has a soft spot for pets to stop animal cruelty. Learn more:

Brandywine Valley SPCA The first open admissions, no-kill shelter in Pennsylvania promoting the welfare and humane treatment of all animals.

There are many different forms of animal abuse that all of us should know: Neglect, industrial animal farming, circuses, bullfighting, dog fighting, puppy mills and animal hoarding. Learn more:

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month - April 2021 - I Love Veterinary The ASPCA is celebrating April as Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and even though they are working all-year-round on this crucial matter, they dedicate this month to raising more awareness.

Our lives are more healthy because of the human - animal bond 🐾

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