Colorado Alliance for Cruelty Prevention Committee

Training and Tools

• For prosecutors
• For law enforcement, including investigation
• For veterinarians, including Colorado law and forensic investigation
• For human service and treatment providers, both child and adult
• General presentations
• Needs Assessment
• CACP Logic Model
• View all training and tools

References and Web Links

• Recommended articles and research
• Recommended reading and books
• Links
• View all references and links

Laws

• 12-64-121: Reporting animal abuse by veterinarians
• 13-14-101: Definition of Elder abuse
• 18-1-1001: Mandatory protection order
• 18-6-401: Child abuse
• 18-6.5-101 et seq: Elder abuse
• 18-6-800.3: Legal definition of domestic violence
• 18-9-201: Definitions
• 19-3-304: Reporting child abuse
• 35-42-101,et seq: Animal protection by colorado department of agriculture
• View all laws with summaries

Organizations

• The Link
• Animal Abuse
• Family Violence
• Child Abuse/Advocacy
• Elder Abuse and Care
• View all organizations

CACP Meeting Minutes and Newsletters

Newsletters

• December 2011
• September 2011
• All newsletters

Meetings

• November 15, 2011 - Minutes
• All upcoming meetings and meeting minutes

Upcoming CACP and Related Events (Mountain Time)

Criminal Justice and Legal

• Pets in Domestic Violence Protective Order Laws

Human Services, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

The Human Services, Domestic Violence, & Sexual Assault Subcommittee meets the second Tuesday of every month at 8:30am at the Colorado Bar Association offices.

Past meeting minutes: November 2, 2009 | November 2, 2009 | December 7, 2009 | January 11, 2010 | February 8, 2010 | March 8, 2010 | July 19, 2010

Treatment

University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work Institute for Human-Animal Connection and Colorado

Humane Education

Not currently active.

Veterinary Issues

Past meeting minutes: February 25, 2010

Research

Researching food provisioning by Adult Protection Services for elder clients experiencing issues related to abuse and neglect (keywords Food Bank, Food Pantry, Pet Food)

Committee Management

• Fundraising Comparisons
• Needs Assessment
• Logic Model

At work since 2003, the Colorado Alliance for Cruelty Prevention (CACP) is a multidisciplinary organization devoted to assisting professionals in understanding both the "light" and the "dark" side of the Link and their role in fostering healthy human-animal interaction.

Animals have long been a part of human life. Some species have been incorporated in to the family. Others are integral parts of adults' and childrens' lives through song, story, art, and even clothing decals. This bond with animals, especially pets, results in bonds that cannot only be nurturing but can also be exploited. Read more about the LINK between human and animal violence.

Vision: Humans and animals living together in a violence-free environment.

Mission: To establish a coalition of stakeholders that provides interdisciplinary leadership and methods in the prevention, intervention and treatment of human and animal cruelty in Colorado.

To find out more information, contact Jill Lafrenz, jlafrenz [at] cobar.org or Kathleen Schoen, kschoen [at] cobar.org.

Goals

1- Clearinghouse for data, resource, and materials.
2- Become self-supporting.
3- Enlist specialized partners.
4- Create public awareness about CACP, the LINK, solution, etc.)
5- Institutionalize LINK concepts and resources in all professions dealing with humans and/or animals.
6- Needs assessment.
7- Legal Advocacy.

Representation

Since 2003:
Advocates for Children/CASA
American Humane Association
Animal Assistance Foundation
Aurora Probation Department
Business Maven, LLC
Cogley Consulting Associates, Inc.
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies
Colorado Veterinary Medicine Association
Denver DA’s Office
Denver District Court
Denver Fire Department
Denver Police Department
Dumb Friends League
First Judicial DA’s Office
Metropolitan State College

Representing professionals from these areas:

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

Additional References

• The Colorado Lawyer: Introducing CACP, April 2004
• The Latham Letter, article on CACP, August 2004
• Needs Assessment
• Logic Model