When a woman and her children enter the Battered Woman's
Shelter she doesn't want to leave her pets behind. Many women
will often hesitate to leave an unsafe situation for fear of their
pets being harmed or neglected. In co-operation with the
Battered Woman's Shelter our Pet Safe Project foster the pets and cares for them as
long as the family remains with the shelter. Which can be from
a few days to several months. This often requires lots of
reassurance to the women as well as the children that their pet will
be well cared for and returned.