Przemoc domowa a przemoc wobec zwierząt. Analiza prawno-wiktymologiczna

The article is devoted to the broad phenomenon of domestic violence, violence against animals and their coexistence. It attempts to define the phenomenon of domestic violence, presents current legal solutions, using the example of selected countries, and the perspective of leading researchers on the relationship between domestic violence and violence against animals. The main purpose of the article is an attempt to establish a relationship between incidences of violence against animals and domestic violence, based on the analysis of a study conducted on people who have experienced domestic violence, or still experience it. Research on a sample of one hundred respondents shows that if animals remained in violent families, they were frequently victims of violence, and people using violence against animals were inclined to use psychological and physical violence against family members.