Learn from leading Australian and international researchers and practitioners about:

Emerging and better practice in supporting people and animals experiencing domestic and family violence.
Different ways that human and animal services and law enforcement can support and protect people and animals.
How the safety of people and animals is interconnected and why it's important to enable people and animals to heal and recover together.

How can domestic and family violence services support people and animals to be safe together?

How can animal welfare and veterinary services support animals and people experiencing violence?

"Protecting woman’s best friend" - The impact of pet protection orders in the USA

How can we recognise animals as victim-survivors of domestic and family violence in their own right?

What are the benefits of enabling people and animals to heal and recover from domestic and family violence together?

Jasmine Montogomery - James Cook University
Felicity White - Illawarra Women's Trauma Recovery Centre
Talie Star - Consultant in Trauma, Recovery, Domestic and Family Violence, Homelessness and Disability
Megan Nutbean - Lort Smith Animal Hospital

How can law enforcement respond to domestic and family violence perpetrated against people and animals concurrently?

Rurality, domestic and family violence, and animal cruelty: A study of practitioner perspectives.

What is the research telling us about violence against family animals in the context of intimate partner violence?

What are the linkages between animal abuse, domestic violence and sexual offending?

How can we support LGBTQ people and animals experiencing domestic and family violence?

How is the safety and wellbeing of people and animals interconnected?

Talie Star - Consultant in Trauma, Recovery, Domestic and Family Violence, Homelessness and Disability

How can domestic and family violence services become animal inclusive and what are the benefits for women, children and animals?

Screening of the documentary 'Refuge: A Duty to Care'

What can governments do to enhance the safety and wellbeing of people and animals experiencing domestic and family violence?

The Hon. Jodie Harrison MP - Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Member of the Australian Labor Party
The Hon. Leslie Williams MP - Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Member of the Liberal Party
The Hon. Emma Hurst MLC - Member of the Animal Justice Party
Ms Abigail Boyd MLC - Member of the Greens
The Hon. Ron Hoenig MP, Minister for Local Government, Member of the Australian Labor Party
Dr Hannah Tonkin - NSW Women’s Safety Commissioner
The Hon. Justine Elliot MP - Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Member of the Australian Labor Party
Senator Kerrynne Liddle - Senator for South Australia, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence, Member of the Liberal Party of Australia
Senator Larissa Waters - Senator for Queensland, Leader of the Australian Greens in the Senate, Member of the Australian Greens
Senator Mehreen Faruqi - Senator for NSW, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens
The Hon. Madeleine Ogilvie - Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence, Member of the Tasmanian Liberal Party
Cindy McLeish - Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Member of the Victorian Liberal Party
Micaela Cronin - Australian Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner

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