Violence Link Toolkits
IMPORTANT: If you or someone you know is feeling unsafe because of how your partner or someone else in your life is treating you and your animal(s), please know that you are not alone. You can find support, including a map with shelters that have provisions for pets, at ShelterSafe: sheltersafe.ca/get-help/
INCREASE AWARENESS WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION, GET THE POSTERS
Animal abuse often occurs before or alongside the abuse of people. This is known as the Violence Link.
Unfortunately, because of challenges including being overworked and underfunded, people at the frontlines of violence and care often only see or act on what they are trained to respond to. But helping to break the Violence Link often just takes one phone call.
The following toolkits can help you share this important message with your team.
INCREASE AWARENESS WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION, GET THE POSTERS
Animal abuse often occurs before or alongside the abuse of people. This is known as the Violence Link.
Unfortunately, because of challenges including being overworked and underfunded, people at the frontlines of violence and care often only see or act on what they are trained to respond to. But helping to break the Violence Link often just takes one phone call.
The following toolkits can help you share this important message with your team.
HOW TO USE THE POSTERS
These toolkits were developed to help various professions create awareness of the Violence Link between interpersonal abuse and animal abuse, as well as how to take action. The kits include posters, with powerful graphics and messaging, that can be printed out for your workplace as well as digital files for use on your websites and social media.
Simply find your profession or sector below and download the toolkit with messaging relevant to your field.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Including: police, the judiciary, law and policy makers, the prosecutorial community, correctional services.
ANIMAL WELFARE
Including: animal cruelty enforcement personnel, animal welfare advocates, veterinarians, RVTs and other animal care professionals.
SOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Including: victim services, doctors and hospital staff, the gender-based violence sector, eldercare agencies, child advocacy groups, anti-violence advocates.
EDUCATORS
Including: teachers, counsellors and other school personnel.
LEARN ABOUT THE VIOLENCE LINK
The Violence Link was formed in 2018 as a result of issues brought forward at Humane Canada’s 2017 Canadian Violence Link Conference. The CVLC’s purpose is to bring together stakeholders who are interested in confronting the human-animal Violence Link in order to bring about systemic, lasting change.
