L.I. Against Domestic Violence receives grant from Bayer through its Fur Families Program
Bayer gives $90,000 to 9 domestic violence shelters through its Grants Fur Families program
| SHAWNEE, Kan., Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This Giving Tuesday, Bayer proudly joins the many organizations and individuals giving back to create safer and stronger communities. Today, nine domestic violence shelters are receiving funding through Bayer's Grants Fur Families program. Now in its second year, the program provides life-saving support to domestic violence shelters that understand the critical role that pets can play for families. Each grant recipient will receive $10,000 from Bayer to create, maintain and enhance safe spaces for those fleeing mental, physical and emotional abuse with their pets.
. Nearly half of abused women stay in an abusive relationship out of concern for the welfare of their beloved pet.1 While there is a strong network of domestic violence shelters that are able to provide a safe place for survivors, there still remains a significant unmet need for these individuals to find shelter alongside with their pets. Faced with a lack of shelter, an abuse survivor is faced with an unthinkable choice: choose between remaining in an abusive relationship or leaving their pet, another member of their family, with their abuser. . To overcome some of these obstacles and help families seeking safety, L.I. Against Domestic Violence, one of the nine 2019 Grants Fur Families recipients, developed partnerships with animal shelters to ensure safe fostering of victims' pets while they stayed in their shelter. "We knew we needed to do more to eliminate these barriers and find a way to keep families with pets together, especially following a traumatic event where separation often compounds the feelings of despair," says Colleen Merlo, Executive Director at L.I. Against Domestic Violence. "The funding provided by Bayer through the Grants Fur Families program will ultimately decrease the number of survivors that stay in or return to a dangerous situation due to lack of safety for their pet."
. Through Grants Fur Families, nine domestic violence shelters - including L.I. Against Domestic Violence – will be able to improve their existing pet-related facilities and services or offer pet-focused facilities for the first time: .
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"Knowing that nine more organizations are able to save lives by keeping survivors with their pets means that communities are getting safer," says Lauren Dorsch, Deputy Director, Bayer Animal Health. "Bayer is honored to work alongside these organizations to eliminate a choice that no one should have to make, producing better health outcomes for people and pets." . Over the past several years, Bayer has given over $500,000 to domestic violence shelters in more than 20 states in an effort to keep people and pets together, break the cycle of domestic violence and create stronger and healthier communities. . How can you help raise awareness? . You can act by:
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L.I. Against Domestic Violence provides a range of services to help victims and survivors of domestic violence and can be reached 24 hours a day. If you or someone you know needs help-contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 631.666.8833.
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