People ask why victims stay.
Sometimes the answer is standing in the stable.
Sleeping in the kitchen.
Waiting in the field.
My latest article is about coercive control, animal abuse, and what happens when leaving means leaving the animals behind.
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When Leaving Means Leaving the Animals Behind.
Because sometimes the biggest barrier to leaving is the animal left behind