Three Oaks Foundation now able to accommodate client’s animals

Three Oaks Foundation is now able to accommodate pets that are caught up in a domestic violence situation.

The Foundation has announced that one of it’s long-time goals has now been realized.

Women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence, are able to bring their pets with them. Staff add in a statement that intimate partner violence and animal abuse are often connected.

 

A few stats from Three Oaks:

*More than half of women, 56%, reported delaying leaving an abusive relationship because of concerns related to their pets. Survivors who report animal maltreatment by a partner are also more likely to experience varied, frequent and severe forms of intimate partner violence.

*Despite this need, access to pet-friendly emergency shelter remains limited across Canada. In 2022–2023, Statistics Canada reported that only 28% of residential facilities for victims of abuse offered pet accommodations.

 

Three Oaks has named their kennel, The Missing Linc. The name is in memory of Shannan Hickey who died in an act of domestic violence two years ago. Her dog was named Lincoln, Linc for short.