ALDF joined the NCJFCJ at its Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada in 2022, and presented two sessions regarding the link, including judicial officers discussing their community-based efforts to address the nexus of animal abuse and family violence in their communities and a recent decision in the Supreme Court of the State of Washington finding that animal cruelty may be considered domestic violence.

Judicial officers discussing their community-based efforts
Decision in the Supreme Court of the State of Washington