CANADA: Academic shows how pet dogs inspire abused women to fight on
April 1st, 2008
By Monica Dobie
A Canadian academic has shown how women trapped in abusive relationships often find the will keep living in the need to care for their dogs. A study from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Dr Amy Fitzgerald, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, said field research has shown the need to care for their animals actually prevents women from committing suicide.
"Some of the women reported they had contemplated suicide but they credited their pets with keeping them alive. It was surprising," said Dr Fitzgerald in the ...
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