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Adult protective services and animal welfare
— should animal abuse and neglect be assessed during adult protective services screening? | | Author(s) | Terry Peak, Frank Ascione, Jylisa Doney |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 24, no 1, January-March 2012 |
| Pages | pp 37-49 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Protection [vulnerable adults] ; Pet keeping ; Neglect [care] ; Evaluation ; Screening. |
| Annotation | Previous research has explored the links between animal abuse, child maltreatment and intimate partner violence. This paper hypothesised that there might be a similar link between animal abuse and older adult welfare issues. As a first step in the earlier research was the development of a screening protocol that shed light on the link between domestic violence and animal abuse. The authors followed a similar route to explore this new topic by asking state government representatives about their experiences, if any, with animal and adult abuse. 41 US state Adult Protective Services agencies responded to the telephone survey regarding their protocols for assessing animal welfare issues in the context of older adult maltreatment. Findings revealed that most states only asked if pets were present in the home, and only one addressed the issue of animal abuse or neglect. The authors present a model assessment protocol developed in collaboration with the Utah Division of Aging and Adult Services to address the problems of animal abuse related to elder abuse. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026032 A |
| Classmark | QNT: CA3G: HVT: QNR: 4C: 3V |
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