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Animals and People Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence ANIMALS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE How their safety and wellbeing are interconnected 2 0 2 0 2 3 November ORGANISATIONAL CONTACT: Delia Donovan Interim CEO, Domestic Violence NSW Phone: (02) 9698 9777 Email: [email protected] AUTHORS OF THE REPORT: Monique Dam Advocacy and Prevention Manager, DVNSW Phone: (02) 9539 7703 Email: [email protected] Christine McCaskill Policy and Advocacy Intern, DVNSW DESIGNERS OF THE REPORT: This report was developed in collaboration with UTS Shopfront at the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion and the student Visual Communication team from the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney – Emily De Freitas, Florence Fahmy, Eileen Hsu, Crystal Li, Liesel Schwinghamer, who were supervised by Nicola Hardcastle. Please be aware this report contains some graphic descriptions of violence perpetrated against animals and humans that have been provided by victim- survivors and DFV and community workers. If you are experiencing violence and need help, you can call: 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 for 24/7 counselling, information and support NSW Domestic Violence Line on 1800 65 64 63 for 24/7 information and support CONTENTS 01 ABOUT 05 INCREASE ACCESS TO LONG-TERM HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS About Domestic Violence NSW .......................................................... 12 Acknowledgements ................................................................................. 14 Increase access to long-term housing for people with animals............................................................. 75 Recommendations ................................................................................... 16 Make homes safe for people and animals .......................................... 76 02 INTRODUCTION Make renting accessible to people with animals.............................. 78 Introduction................................................................................................ 24 Make housing affordable for people with animals ......................... 80 Intersectional feminist approach ....................................................... 26 Domestic Violence NSW Survey......................................................... 27 06 IMPROVE LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSES 03 DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE Improve legal protections AGAINST ANIMALS AND PEOPLE for animals experiencing DFV ................................................................ 84 Animals connected to people Promote collaboration between law experiencing DFV..................................................................................... 30 enforcement and animal welfare agencies ........................................ 88 Types of DFV against animals and people................................................................................ 32 07 IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS Impacts of DFV against animals on people and animals ......................................................... 40 Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis ................................................................ 96 Barriers to support for animals and people experiencing DFV ........................................................... 44 08 STORIES OF SURVIVOR ADVOCATES Jayke Burgess’ Story ................................................................................ 100 04 BUILD CAPACITY OF DFV AND ANIMAL WELFARE SECTORS TO RESPOND Talie Star’s Story ......................................................................................... 102 Improve community and worker awareness of animals and people experiencing DFV ..................................... 50 09 CONCLUSION Support animal welfare agencies Conclusion ................................................................................................... 106 and veterinary professionals to respond ....................................... 54 Build capacity of the DFV sector to REFERENCES respond to animals and people experiencing DFV ................... 60 10 Examples of initiatives to support References..................................................................................................... 110 animals and people experiencing DFV .......................................... 66 Support animals and people living in rural, regional and outer metropolitan areas ........................................... 70 SECTION O N E 01 ABOUT 10 11 01 ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NEW SOUTH WALES Domestic Violence Nsw Domestic Violence NSW Inc. (DVNSW) We strive to learn from the expertise is the peak body for specialist domestic of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and family violence services across NSW, women, women of migrant and refugee representing over 100 specialist domestic backgrounds, women with disability, and family violence services that support LGBTIQ people and the community led and people experiencing violence. Our associate specialist organisations that work with members include survivor advocates, peak them. bodies, non-government organisations, academics and individuals. We co-convene DVNSW acknowledges the traditional the NSW Women’s Alliance and we are an custodians of the land on which it works, Advisory Group member of the Australian the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and Women Against Violence Alliance. pays our respects to Elders past, present and future. Sovereignty was never ceded. DVNSW seeks to contribute to a world where everyone can live free from violence through our policy, advocacy, sector development and partnerships. 12 13 01 ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Report Draws Survey On Animals And People Survivor Advocates DVNSW Partners And On The Knowledge Of: Experiencing DFV Other Organisations We would like to thank Talie Star and Jayke Burgess who have generously shared their • Survivor advocates with lived DVNSW would like to thank the 107 DVNSW reached out to several partners invaluable lived expertise and stories with expertise on animals and people workers who responded to the two and other organisations to inform this us. Talie and Jayke are survivor advocates experiencing DFV DVNSW surveys conducted in July 2020, report. who were involved in the DVNSW Voices for and acknowledge their dedication to DVNSW members who are specialist Change program, for which funding ended in • supporting victim-survivors of DFV We would like to thank the following DFV services and other organisations July 2020. and working with perpetrators to people for their expert insights and working with people experiencing, and prevent violence. support: perpetrating, DFV that responded to DVNSW surveys in July 2020 • No To Violence - Sarah Trieu, NSW • DVNSW partners and other Sector Project and Policy Officer and organisations working with animals Elise Phillips, NSW Sector Development and people experiencing DFV Manager This report also draws on insights and • Lucy’s Project - Anna Ludvik, Founder recommendations from the 2018 NSW and President Education Centre Against Violence Roundtable and the 2020 Animal Justice • RSPCA NSW - Sandra Ma, Community Party Roundtable focused on animals and Programs Senior Manager people experiencing DFV that DVNSW • Safe Pets Safe Families (South Australia) attended and supported. - Jennifer Howard, Founder and CEO • Eastern Domestic Violence Service (Victoria) - Youna Kim, General Manager Innovation and Development • Women’s Legal Service NSW - Julie Howes, Solicitor and Liz Snell, Law Reform and Policy Coordinator • Tenants’ Union NSW - Jemima Mowbray, Policy and Campaigns Officer 14 15 01 ABOUT 01. Provide culturally safe, accessible and 02.Train workers across a range of appropriate community education about sectors to understand the issue of people RECOMMENDATIONS animals and people experiencing domestic and animals experiencing domestic and and family violence. family violence and where to refer them for support. Resources and education should be Overarching Recommendation provided to community members, Resources and training should be including people at risk of, or experiencing provided to the following groups to build Law, policy and program responses should DFV and people with disability and an understanding of the multiple forms improve access to a range of supports LGBTIQ people who are peer advocates, of DFV perpetrated against animals and for animals and people experiencing DFV about the rights and options for animals how this can be used as a form of DFV to ensure their safety and wellbeing and and people experiencing DFV. This should perpetrated against people, and where to uphold their dignity. Priority should be include a list of relevant support services refer people and animals for support: given to responses that support animals and how an ADVO can provide protection and people experiencing DFV to stay for them and their animals. • DFV and community workers, including together and maintain their connection from organisations working with where possible, in recognition of how Resources and education should be people with disability and LGBTIQ this relationship can support healing culturally safe, accessible and appropriate people, and recovery and how separation can to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander be re-traumatising for animal and human people, people of migrant and refugee • Government and NGO workers across victim-survivors. backgrounds, people with disability, the housing, health, child protection LGBTIQ people and children and young and victims support sectors, people. Specific resources should be made available in different
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