Did you know that almost 50% of domestic violence victims stay in abusive situations because they don’t want to leave their pet behind? This staggering statistic is made worse by the fact that only 3% of domestic violence shelters allow family pets to accompany victims. Domestic abuse rates in the United States are directly affected by animal welfare. It’s a surprising correlation, and one of the many Breanna and I discovered when we started our animal welfare non-profit finn2finn Alliance.