“I have seen firsthand that child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse and animal cruelty rarely occur in isolation,” said Kristina Pulsipher, co-founder of Ruff Haven, a nonprofit crisis pet shelter ...

Missouri House advances bill expanding mandatory abuse reporters, linking animal, child and elder cases and adding new ...

As animal abuse cases rose by almost 40% in two years in Connecticut, lawmakers are eyeing stronger penalties and a statewide public database for animal abusers, much like the state’s sex offender ...