What HAVEN Does:
The following activities of the network aim to make Berkshire County safer for people and animals:
- The development and implementation of general and profession-specific educational programming about the links between animal cruelty and human violence.
- The promotion of programs the encourage compassion and tolerance and that prepare children for healthy relationships with animals and people.
- Providing support for the creation and implementation of cross-reporting systems within human services agencies and animal welfare organizations.
- The establishment of broader professional networks for concerned professionals to communicate on issues relevant to animal cruelty and human violence from across a range of professional capacities.
- The research of relevant policy issues that address the link between animal cruelty/neglect and human violence.
Why Is This Important:
When animal abuse can be detected early, it not only saves innocent pets from senseless abuse or death, but also alerts authorities to criminal or abusive behavior, leads to help for children who are developing a pattern of violence, and saves society and the justice system the heavy costs involved in dealing with serious offenders.
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- THANK YOU -
Thanks to The Shirley Shattuck Charitable Trust for funding the new HAVEN informational video. The video will premier in early September, 2008. |
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What We Do 
HAVEN is supporting a bill before the MA legislature that includes pets in protective orders.