Tennessee Lawmakers Explore Animal Abuse Registry

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Now THIS is a great idea! [video at full story link]If your neighbor beats his dog, would you want to know?"If people think they can get away with something they will, if theyknow they're going to be plastered onto a website, then they might notdo that," says Guy Bilyeu, Executive Director of the HumaneEducational Society of Chattanooga.Once reserved for sex offenders and meth addicts, Tennessee lawmakersmay soon extend a cyber scarlet letter to those convicted of animalabuse.Several Chattanooga area residents like the idea. Kenneth Pickat says"Its right, they should pass that law." While Kathy Brady feels "itsprobably a pretty good idea, because most cases that come to theattention of authorities are going to be pretty severe and there is aconnection to crimes against people."Under the proposal, anyone convicted of aggravated cruelty to

animals,felony animal fighting, or bestiality would automatically be placed onan on-line registry for all to see.-- full story:http://www.wdef.com/news/tennessee_lawmakers_explore_animal_abuse_registry/03/2008 http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join