Hi Y’all; looong time lurker here; I’ve just joined for this topic.
There are organizations in a number of countries/states/provinces that will house/foster pets of victims of domestic violence. They are usually sponsored by local S.P.C.A.s and veterinarian associations,and often known as “safe haven” programs. This is an aknowledgement that victims of DV often stay in abusive situations longer than they should for fear their pet(s) might be harmed and don’t want to leave them behind, and that the animals themselves are at risk of harm.
Here’s a link for the U.S.;
https://awionline.org/safe-havens
In Canada, it seems that the program is organized and administered province by province by the vet associations, and referrals are often done through vet’s offices, but this can vary from province to province, for example, Ontario
https://www.ovma.org/pet-owners/safepet-program/
This site seems to have some international links;
If you know of anyone in this kind of situation, direct them to some of these sites, or use search terms like “safe haven” “pets” “domestic abuse/violence” “your location” and you may come up more possible links
