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Representatives Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and John Katko (R-NY) reintroduced the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) in early February to the House of Representatives. The bill also has 22 co-sponsors and focuses on ways to prevent child abuse.
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The bill includes collecting data and information about animal abuse, because it’s a risk factor related to child abuse. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorsed the re-introduction of the bill.
“In a violent household, companion animals are often victims of the same abusive behaviors that harm children, intimate partners, and vulnerable adults,” said Nancy Blaney, director of government affairs for AWI, “Often, the first person to identify a child in a dangerous situation is a law enforcement officer responding to an animal cruelty call.”