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Doreen

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13. I seriously think it needs to go the other way also.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jun 2, 2017, 12:14 PM

Jun 2017

If someone has been arrested and/or convicted for abuse of people they should also not be allowed to get animals. If they have abused people it is very highly likely they have done it to animals or would do it. The results of these studies have been around for many many years so why something has not been done until now completely baffles me. Well, it is a start.

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Animal abuse registry similar to sex offenders list introduced by growing number of US states [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2017 OP

Good. I believe anyone that would abuse an animal would do the same to a child. appleannie1943 Jun 2017 #1

Or grown ups the number one in the serial killer symptoms. DK504 Jun 2017 #11

Nothing is crueler to animals than factory farming supported by our USDA mucifer Jun 2017 #2

Very good point oberliner Jun 2017 #4

True. n/t demmiblue Jun 2017 #5

The owners / managers of factory farming should also be on the list. n/t Coventina Jun 2017 #7

sadly, too true.... dhill926 Jun 2017 #9

Or as Paul McCartney quips, "if slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian." JudyM Jun 2017 #12

Great idea! So people can keep an eye on them! nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #3

Good. n/t Coventina Jun 2017 #6

Good. (nt) Paladin Jun 2017 #8

A most excellent idea Bayard Jun 2017 #10

I seriously think it needs to go the other way also. Doreen Jun 2017 #13

I bet a lot of names will be on both lists Skittles Jun 2017 #14

FBI started to keep stats because animal abusers frequently commit other crimes. Sunlei Jun 2017 #15

Oh good NobodyHere Jun 2017 #16