Paws For Kids - CT DCF

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.

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.