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Laleh Dadgardoust, Course Instructor at Glendon Campus at York University, Research Assistant, PAWSitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan

Animal abuse often signals human abuse — should therapists be allowed to report it?

Imagine being a therapist and sitting across from a client who casually admits to kicking their dog. They kick until the dog stops barking.

As a therapist, you are bound by a sacred code of confidentiality, a cornerstone of your profession. But the session ends, and the client walks out. And sitting alone now, you can’t help but think about the suffering dog.

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