Indiana Lawmaker Proposes Animal Abuse Registry

ACROSS INDIANA — In an effort to prevent animal abusers from being able to adopt or buy animals from a breeder, State Senator J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis is pushing for an electronic animal abuse registry. This week, Senator Ford filed House Bill 432 which is aimed at establishing the database containing information about people who've been convicted of animal-related cruelty offenses, according to the Indiana General Assembly website.

The Senate Bill would require the Indiana criminal justice institute to establish the electronic registry which would contain the information, but would also require the institute to adopt rules to establish a procedure to allow someone mistakenly included in the registry to be relieved.

"Not only do we need to take animal cruelty seriously, but such a registry would also help illuminate the link between animal abuse and domestic violence," Senator Ford said in a Wednesday Tweet.

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My bill, Senate Bill 432, requires the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to establish an electronic animal abuse registry with information about people convicted of animal cruelty offenses. This registry would help keep animals out of the hands of convicted abusers. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/94lgblmT6a
— Senator J.D. Ford (@SenatorJDFord) January 16, 2019

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