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650			_9252 _aFAMILY VIOLENCE
999			_c5688 _d5688
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040			_aAFVC
100			_aGillespie-Gray, Jasmine _97201
245			_aWomen and their fur-babies : _bleaving family violence together
246			_aA thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology, at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
260			_c2017
300			_aelectronic document (142 pages) ; PDF file: 665.9 KB
500			_aThesis (MSc in Psychology, Massey University)
520			_aThe use of animal abuse as a coercive control technique within intimate partner violence is found in nearly half of all violent relationships. Concern for their animals’ well-being, fear for their own safety and difficulty finding temporary animal accommodation leads to women remaining in these relationships. Te Whare Tiaki Wahine Refuge is the only women’s refuge in New Zealand that makes formal provision for animals at their safe houses, enabling women and animals to leave violence together. This research explores the relationship women have with their animals within the context of intimate partner violence, positions animals as victims of family violence themselves, and asks why the service Te Whare Tiaki Wahine Refuge offers is important in enabling women and their animals to leave family violence together. Three women who had animals and were residing at Te Whare Tiaki Wahine Refuge, two Te Whare Tiaki Wahine Refuge social workers and four Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals staff volunteered to participate in conversational interviews that were focused on women’s relationships with their animals and experiences of animal abuse and intimate partner violence. The provision of accommodation for animals leaving violence was investigated. The interviews were voice-recorded, transcribed and analysed using feminist standpoint epistemology and Riessman’s (1993) method of narrative inquiry. The analysis represents the strength of women’s relationships with their animals and the importance of them being able to leave their violent relationships together. Animals were positioned as victims of family violence within this research, resulting from the animals’ experiences of physical abuse, purposeful neglect and emotional suffering. Women were found to generally position their animals to be part of the family and an important source of comfort, unconditional love and companionship, especially during difficult times. Having these animals at the safe house with them meant that the women were able to settle in to the safe house better and focus on moving forward with their lives, rather than worrying about their animal’s safety or grieve the loss of, or temporary separation from, their relationship with their animal. This research has highlighted the need for systematic changes to the way we understand family violence and how we view animals within our society, and the need for the development and implementation of programs, like Tiaki have, that enable women, children and animals to leave violence together. (Author's abstract). Record #5688
610			_aSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA New Zealand). _97202
610			_aTe Whare Tiaki Wāhine Refuge. _97203
610		0	_aNational Collective of Independent Women's Refuges _910092
650			_aABUSED WOMEN _925
650			_aANIMAL ABUSE _961
650			_aANIMAL WELFARE _962
650			_aCOERCIVE CONTROL _95771
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650			_aFEMINISM _9256
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650		4	_aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE _9472
650			_aTHESES _9606
650		4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650			_aWOMEN'S REFUGES _9650
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/12215
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS