Urban Resource Institute, America’s largest domestic violence residential service provider. and the National Domestic Violence Hotline, recently released the results of their national survey. The PALS survey, part of URI’s People and Animals Living Safely, clearly showed the fear for safety of pets is a critical component in a persons’ decision in leaving abusive situations. The findings are staggering – with 97% of respondents saying that keeping their pets is an important factor in deciding to seek shelter, and 50% saying they would not consider shelter for themselves if they could not take their pets with them. To discuss the important findings in this survey, I was joined by Danielle Emery, URI’s Director of People and Animals Living Safely program. Read the PALS report: https://urinyc.org/palsreport/ Learn more about Urban Resource Institute: https://urinyc.org/ Ending Violence Association of Canada: https://endingviolencecanada.org/ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: https://ncadv.org/ Domestic Violence Resources (Canadian Association of Social Workers): https://www.casw-acts.ca/en/resources/domestic-violence-resources Mental Health Services in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html Mental Health Services in America: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/ Kids Help Phone: https://kidshelpphone.ca/