Sentences with phrase «animal abuse offenders»

The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to create a law establishing a county registry for animal abuse offenders, the first of its kind in the nation.

He says he hopes the legislature will pass a law requiring animal abuse offenders to register with the state, much like the one for those convicted of a sexual crime.

Under this law, the sale or transfer of any «live vertebrate creature except man» to someone on the abuse registry or anyone who «purchases any animal on behalf of any person having resided in Cook County and listed as an animal abuse offender» is a violation punishable by escalating fines for subsequent offenses.

Not exact matches

For animal - loving voters, a county registry with stiff penalties for offenders gives the authorities a leg up on those who would abuse helpless critters.

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For each count of animal abuse, first time offenders can be jailed up to 18 months and fined up to $ 15,000.

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The registry (which includes name, address and photo of registered offenders) is designed to keep track of individuals who have been convicted of animal abuse crimes.

This temporarily restricted fund * supports the efforts of our Humane Law Enforcement team to investigate abuse, prosecute the offenders, save animals in danger and fight animal cruelty.

They are members of the Dog Advisory Work Group (DAWG), a court advocacy program under which individuals attend court cases to support not only victims of animal abuse and dog - fighting, but law enforcement professionals who arrest and prosecute offenders.

In some cases, 60 % of domestic violence offenders also abused animals at some point and 70 % of the most violent prisoners in a study of federal prisons, had serious animal abuse in their histories.

Offenders who display violence towards animals often subsequently commit violent acts towards humans whether it be domestic violence, child abuse, or, as we saw tragically in Parkland, Florida in 2018, mass shootings.

This registry operates very similarly to a sex offender registry where anyone who is convicted of an animal abuse crime is required to register with the state in which they reside and is listed in this registry.