Category Archives: Professional Education
Michael J. Devereaux Presented “The Link: 88% of Homes With Abused Animals Had Family Violence – Violence Engenders Violence,” at the Empire State College Colloquium
The Colloquium included being on the Panel With Panelists Dr. Kevin Woo of the Center For The Study Of Pinniped Ecology And Cognition(“C-SPEC,” at www.sfc.edu and on Facebook); Jennifer Abrams, Supervisor of the Behavioral Department at the Animal Care & … Continue reading
Mandatory Cross-Reporting Of Animal And Child Abuse Protects Domestic Violence Victims And Animals
The enactment in 1999 of the felony cruelty laws expressly noted “[t]he connection between animal abusers and violence towards humans,” in its legislative findings.1 The Amendment of the Family Court Act in 2006, expressly noted the connection between animal abuse … Continue reading
Animal Abuse and Human Violence
Michael J. Devereaux continued with his program of Panel Lecture Series on the Predictive Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence. The Program partnered-up with Lawline to make the Panel Lecture a nationwide MCLE credit course. The Panel Lecture was … Continue reading