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FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, a pet Chihuahua plays outside in a dog run at the first pet-friendly domestic violence shelter in New York. Now, the group that runs that facility, the Urban Resource Institute, and Purina say they're planning a first-ever domestic violence shelter custom-designed to accommodate people and their pets. It will also be in New York City. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Domestic violence shelter being custom-built to include pets

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Peppah, a pet chiquawa, wears a doggie coat while being carried by her owner to their apartment, inside a shelter for victims of domestic violence, Tuesday March 18, 2014 in New York. The shelter is the city’s first pet-friendly domestic violence shelter, one in a fast-growing number of similar sanctuaries around the country that reflect growing awareness that animals can be both victims of family violence and key factors in their owners’ willingness to flee. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

More domestic violence shelters are taking in pets

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press