Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon is backing a pioneering project to train vets to help domestic abuse victims.
The Domestic Abuse Veterinary Initiative (DAVI), developed by Scottish charity Medics Against Violence (MAV) together with Crimestoppers, the Links Group, OneKind, the Pet Fostering Service for Scotland and the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), will see vets trained to spot the signs of abuse in animals and their owners and encourage victims to report to the police, support services or to give information about the abusers anonymously to Crimestoppers.