Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust
20th Dec 2019
Pet Refuge is a charitable trust based in New Zealand whose mission is ‘to provide temporary shelter for pets affected by domestic violence, keeping them safe while their owners escape abuse.’
The 2018 Women’s Refuge survey of women whose pets were abused as part of domestic violence found:
- 23% has an animal killed by their partner
- 53% delayed leaving family violence out of fear for their pet’s safety
- 73% would have found it easier to leave if there was a shelter offering temporary accommodation for their pets.
“We know having animals can make it significantly harder for people to remove themselves and their children from violent households.” – Dr Ang Jury, CEO Women’s Refuge New Zealand.
If you are wanting help now, call the Women’s Refuge crisis line on 0800 REFUGE or 0800 733 843.
Waterworks are honoured to be able to support such a worthy cause as part of our mission of giving back to the community in our ‘Community Support 2019’ initiative.
