Dogs Trust > Ways We Help > Outreach > Freedom Project >
The Freedom Project is a free foster care service for dogs belonging to women fleeing from domestic violence. We run this service in the Greater London and Yorkshire areas. In London we can also provide help for cats by placing them with Cats Protection.
Dogs referred to the project are placed with volunteer foster carers until they can be reunited with their families.
To find out more about the Freedom Project watch our short video, Registration is required.
Dogs in homes with domestic violence are often targets of abuse.
In several recent studies of women entering refuges for protection against domestic violence, nearly half reported that their pets had been threatened, injured, or killed by their partners. Women are usually unable to take their dog with them into a refuge or temporary accommodation, so very often they don’t want to leave their home until care is available for their pets.
If you are visiting this site as a victim of domestic violence please click here to see how to delete traces of your visit to this page.
Our office is open Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 5.00pm but there is an answer machine to leave messages out of hours.
If you are and have not already obtained advice you should phone the 24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline on:
Dogs in homes with domestic violence are often targets of abuse. In several recent studies of women entering refuges for protection against domestic violence, nearly half reported that their pets had been threatened, injured, or killed by their partners. Dogs Trust is a member of the The LINKS Group, a coalition to develop understanding of the link between domestic violence and mistreatment of animals as well as the problems faced by victims of domestic violence.