Photo: Purina/The Purple Leash Project
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Purina and RedRover are using this time to highlight an aspect of domestic violence that can be overlooked: how it affects pets.
The pet company and animal rescue organization have partnered to create thePurple Leash Project, a program designed to raise awareness about the current resource gap for domestic abuse survivors with pets and to create solutions to resolve this issue.
One of the ways the Purple Leash Project strives to assists domestic abuse survivors with pets is withRedRover + Purina Purple Leash Project grants. Purina has committed over $500,000 to these grants, which are used to fund pet-friendly renovations at domestic abuse shelters across the United States.
Changes like these are crucial to assisting domestic abuse survivors with pets, since few domestic violence shelters in the United States have a place for animals.
“Unfortunately, only 10 percent of domestic violence shelters in the U.S. accept and house pets, and as a result over half of survivors choose to stay in abusive situations rather than leave their pet behind,” Maria Menounos, who has teamed up with Purple Leash Project to raise awareness about this troubling statistic, said.
Purina/The Purple Leash Project
Along with offering hands-on help in Maine, Menounos is also spreading the word on how all animal lovers can get involved in the important work the Purple Leash Project is doing.
Those interested in learning more ways they can support the Purple Leash Project,should visit the initiative’s website.
source: people.com
