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2010 Animals' Advoc. 1 (2010)

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ALDF campaigns for animal abuser registries

NOT ONLY IS ANIMAL CRUELTY one of society's
most heartbreaking crimes, but once an
abuser has been convicted, sentenced and
released, there is no system in place to
ensure public awareness and safety.
Offenders often simply move to another
city - or another state - where they may
continue to prey on animals. Animal
abusers find work in myriad fields and no
profession or income level is immune from
their presence. You, your family and your
beloved pets could be living next door to
someone who has been convicted of
torturing and killing animals, and currently
there is no practical way for you to know.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is
working to change that. ALDF has drafted a
comprehensive model law that would
empower states to publicly document those

convicted of felony animal cruelty by
requiring them to register with the sheriff for
the county in which they are residing. The
sheriff would then contact every residence,
school, humane society, animal shelter and
business within a half-mile radius of the
animal abuser's residence or location and
provide them with information about the
offender's criminal conviction and current
status. States would also make this
information available on a web-accessible
registry. Such a law would help keep
offenders away from potential victims by
allowing animal shelters and humane
societies to more thoroughly screen
prospective adopters and flag animal abusers
whose histories might include violence

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