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Ontario Veterinary College professor and forensic veterinarian Dr. Shane Bateman decided to take a stand against animal abuse/neglect and now empowers the next generation to be the voice for the voiceless.

In 2018 Bateman attended a conference for Humane Canada, an animal welfare advocacy organization.

“[It] focused on bringing together interdisciplinary professionals to discuss how cruelty against animals is part of a cycle of family violence that affects children, intimate partners and elders in the home,” Bateman told the Advertiser, noting the cycle is often called “the violence link.”

During the conference, veterinarian Dr. Melinda Merck spoke about victims of animal abuse and how they rarely see justice in the current system.