Protecting our pets.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Maine has enacted a first-in-the-nation law that protects pets entangled in the horrors of domestic violence. The law is designed to assist battered women who do not wish to abandon their animals and would remain in abusive relationships rather than desert their helpless pets. Judges can order protective orders to include the abused victims' furry friends, and can issue fines and jail terms for those who violate their...