A new bill in the NYC Council would establish an animal abuse registry that would publicly provide the names of people convicted of hurting pets and wildlife within the five boroughs.
Queens City Council Member Joann Ariola introduced Intro. 0782 on March 26, which would create a public animal abuse registry within the City of New York. The registry, Ariola said, would “go a long way” toward protecting New York’s animals by allowing rescues and other agencies to quickly search the names of potential adoption applicants, and prevent any sale or adoption by people who are known to cause harm to animals.
