Few know – but too many have experienced – the horrifying connection between domestic violence and pet abuse. Harming a pet is often a retaliatory action of abusers who use animals as leverage to control their victims. More and more, it is emerging as one of the foremost reasons survivors delay leaving.

Harbor House wants no survivor to fear for a pet’s life after making the dangerous decision to flee a violent home. This is why Harbor House has embarked on constructing the Paws for Peace Kennel. By removing the fear that your pet may be harmed as a means of retaliation after you leave, the Paws Kennel will provide the security that all of your -and your pets’ – needs will be met as you embark on the journey to a new, safer life. The Paws Kennel is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2012. In the interim, we offer safe fostering with local partners.

Please click here to find out more about the 2011 Paws for Peace Walk.