About Us

The Colorado Alliance for Cruelty Prevention (CACP) consists of cross-professional perspectives and shared action that create a powerful presence for change. A multidisciplinary response is necessary for prevention and intervention.

The CACP is a cross-section of professionals:

• law enforcement
• fire investigators
• animal welfare, animal control
• shelter providers (human and animal)
• teachers and religious leaders
• child and adult protective services
• service and treatment providers
• physicians and mental health providers
• veterinarians
• prosecutors
• judges
• probation officers

Members of the CACP are available to make presentations to other organizations, introducing them to the link between animal abuse and human violence, and how to recognize and respond to animal abuse. To request a presentation for your organization, please contact Kathleen Schoen, Director, at kschoen@cobar.org or Cheryl Law, Program Coordinator, at claw@cobar.org.

Committee meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month from 12:00pm to 1:30pm at the Colorado Bar Association, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 900, Denver, Colorado 80203.

Committee Purposes:

• publicize how violence against animals is linked to family violence
• decrease the incidences of abuse against animals in family violence situations
• break the cycle of violence and abuse (Intervention + Education + Collaboration = Prevention)

The focus of the CACP is zero tolerance for cruelty, public safety, and reporting.

Commitee Goals:

• empower professionals to recognize the connection between animal abuse and family violence and to take action
• help professionals recognize the issue as a public safety issue;
  provide appropriate referral information
• help communities form their own Link Project, using Aurora as the model

The following organizations are represented on the coalition:

• American Humane Association
• Colorado Veterinary Medical Association
• Animal Assistance Foundation
• Denver District Attorney's Office
• First Judicial District Attorney's Office
• Dumb Friends League
• Colorado Bar Association
• Aurora Probation Department
• Denver Fire Department (Juvenile Firesetter Program)
• Denver Police Department
• Advocates for Children/CASA
• Denver District Court
• Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies