Refuge4Pets

About Refuge4Pets

Pets are often the silent, forgotten victims of domestic violence and abuse, used as part of the pattern of coercion and control, threatened, yelled at, beaten, kicked and in some cases killed…

Refuge4Pets provides a pet fostering service in Cornwall and Devon so that individuals and families can escape violent and abusive relationships to access the safety and support that they need before being reunited with their pets.

Often individuals and families escaping violent and abusive relationships are unable to take their much loved pets with them. In many cases this will stop people from leaving. With domestic violence and abuse being one of the most significant public health concerns that we experience in the UK, combined with the fact that over half of all households have pets this is a vital service!

Refuge4Pets fosters dogs, cats, horses, birds, reptiles, rabbits and small furries such as hamsters for up to six months.  Their pet foster carers are volunteers who are committed to caring for animals and are carefully recruited to make sure they offer the best possible temporary foster homes.

Victims/survivors of domestic violence and abuse often have to leave with nothing which is why all of the pets that Refuge4Pets foster receive the vet treatment that they need, as well as food and bedding paid for.