Tag: Domestic Violence

Purple Leash Project: Tamron Hall on program helping domestic abuse survivors and their pets!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Statistics show that one in three women and one in four men will experience some form of domestic violence in their lifetime. These partners looking for safety can sometimes face a heartbreaking choice when it comes to their pets. Only about 15 percent of domestic violence shelters across the United States allow pets due to financial and space restrictions. Many survivors delay leaving the abuser because they cannot take their pet with them to the shelter. This gap leads survivors to make a difficult decision: flee…

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Lena’s Asian Kitchen serves up a fresh start to domestic abuse survivors!

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Houston, Texas — For the women who work at Lena’s Asian Kitchen, it’s so much more than a job, it’s a second chance for a brighter future. Lena’s Asian Kitchen is a healthy meal prep service with a full menu of Asian comfort food. But this Houston business does more than just serve up fresh, pre-cooked meals. It also gives hope to survivors of domestic violence. “I offer jobs to survivors of domestic violence, and I am one of them,” said Chef Lena Lu, owner of Lena’s Asian Kitchen. “I…

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Houston crime data: 35% of homicides are domestic violence related, Harris County Sheriff’s Office says!

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Harris County, Texas (KTRK) – Sheriff Ed Gonzalez spoke to reporters outside a murder scene Thursday about the worsening domestic violence problem in Harris County after a woman was shot dead with her baby in her arms. “There’s been a couple living here who have had domestic violence issues for some time now,” Gonzalez said. This is unfortunately nothing new for Gonzalez, who said domestic violence cases make up the bulk of homicides in Harris County. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the latest numbers count 106 homicides in…

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Amber Heard launches PR team before testifying in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial

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Amber Heard launched her crisis PR firm, Precision Strategies, days before she testified in the ongoing court battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp. to me New York PostHeard launched Precision Strategies Thursday, due to negative press stemming from the libel trial. Heard’s new team will be led by PR veteran David Sheen and his firm Shane Communications, according to wrap. Shane Communications is the same company that previously represented The Management Group when Depp sued them in 2017 in a $25 million fraud case. That legal battle was settled in 2018.…

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