Campbell Andrew M, Thompson Shannon L, Harris Tara L, Wiehe Sarah E
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Mar;36(5-6):2353-2372. doi: 10.1177/0886260518759653. Epub 2018 Mar 5.
The risk of harm/injury in homes where intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs is not limited to humans; animals reside in as many as 80% of these homes and may be at substantial risk of suffering severe or fatal injury. Gaining a better understanding of IPV-pet abuse overlap is imperative in more accurately identifying the risks of harm for all individuals and animals residing in these homes. The objectives of this study were to utilize law enforcement officers' observations and IPV victim reports from the scene of the incident to (a) determine the prevalence of pet abuse perpetration among suspects involved in IPV incidents, (b) compare characteristics of IPV incidents and the home environments in which they occur when the suspect has a history of pet abuse with incidents involving suspects with no reported history of pet abuse, and (c) compare IPV incident outcomes involving suspects with a history of pet abuse with those involving suspects with no reported history of pet abuse. IPV victims residing in homes with a suspect who has a history of pet abuse often describe "extremely high-risk" environments. With nearly 80% reporting concern that they will eventually be killed by the suspect, victims in these environments should be considered at significant risk of suffering serious injury or death. In addition, IPV victims involved in incidents with a suspect that has a history of pet abuse were significantly more likely to have had at least one prior unreported IPV incident with the suspect (80%) and to have ever been strangled (76%) or forced to have sex with the suspect (26%). Effective prevention/detection/intervention strategies are likely to require multidisciplinary collaboration and safety plans that address the susbstantial risk of harm/injury for all adults, children, and animals residing in the home.
在发生亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的家庭中，受伤害的风险不仅限于人类；多达80%的此类家庭中有动物居住，它们可能面临遭受严重或致命伤害的重大风险。更深入了解亲密伴侣暴力与虐待宠物之间的重叠情况，对于更准确地识别居住在这些家庭中的所有个人和动物面临的伤害风险至关重要。本研究的目的是利用执法人员的观察结果以及事件现场亲密伴侣暴力受害者的报告，以（a）确定参与亲密伴侣暴力事件的嫌疑人中虐待宠物行为的发生率，（b）比较有虐待宠物史的嫌疑人所涉及的亲密伴侣暴力事件及其发生的家庭环境特征与无虐待宠物报告史的嫌疑人所涉及的事件，（c）比较有虐待宠物史的嫌疑人所涉及的亲密伴侣暴力事件结果与无虐待宠物报告史的嫌疑人所涉及的事件结果。居住在有虐待宠物史嫌疑人家庭中的亲密伴侣暴力受害者经常描述“极高风险”的环境。近80%的受害者表示担心自己最终会被嫌疑人杀害，处于这些环境中的受害者应被视为面临严重受伤或死亡的重大风险。此外，在与有虐待宠物史嫌疑人发生的事件中，亲密伴侣暴力受害者更有可能至少有一次之前未报告的与该嫌疑人的亲密伴侣暴力事件（80%），并且曾被勒颈（76%）或被迫与嫌疑人发生性行为（26%）。有效的预防/检测/干预策略可能需要多学科合作以及安全计划，以应对居住在家庭中的所有成年人、儿童和动物面临的重大伤害风险。
