The Link Up Education Network is a 501(c)(3) Massachusetts organization that seeks to increase the awareness about the relationship between animal abuse and violence toward people, and to develop programs to reduce violence toward both people and animals by working as a coalition or organizations and individuals.

Recent research indicates that violence toward animals serves as a symptom and a predictor of other violent behavior. One representative study of 50 large shelters for battered women found that over 85% of women entering the shelter talked about pet abuse in the family. Moreover, many of the most infamous violent criminals in recent years had an early history of extreme cruelty to animals. When animal abuse can be detected early, it not only saves innocent pets from senseless abuse or death, but also alerts authorities to criminal or abusive behavior, leads to help for children who are developing a pattern of violence, and saves society and the justice system the heavy costs involved in dealing with serious violence offenders.

The Noah's Ark Foster Care Program is a program of Link Up Education Network that can provide assistance finding temporary housing for pets whose owners are leaving domestic violence situations.