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How Do People In Animal Welfare Fields Respond To Family Violence Situations?, Bethanie Allison Poe
How Do People In Animal Welfare Fields Respond To Family Violence Situations?, Bethanie Allison Poe
Doctoral Dissertations
Cross-reporting refers to the idea that people working in human welfare and people in animal welfare fields who observe or have suspicions of abuse or neglect of children, domestic violence, elderly or disabled people, or animals, respectively, are obligated to report their observations to the appropriate agencies. This exploratory study investigates the types of maltreatment witnessed or observed while at work by people in animal related fields; what responses these workers are making to what they are seeing; and the factors influencing their responses. Using an open online survey, this study found that 21% to 29% of the participants indicated …