Animal Abusers should be registered in their communities
Repeat offenses of animal cruelty crimes are a rule, not an exception. Just as there are laws to register sex offenders, there should be laws to register animal abusers.
Repeat offenses of animal cruelty crimes are a rule, not an exception. Just as there are laws to register sex offenders, there should be laws to register animal abusers.
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to make specified information about certain sex offenders classified by the offense he or she committed, available to the public via an Internet Web site. Depending upon the offender's classification, the information may include a home address or community and ZIP Code.
A small review of a recent news article: ENUMCLAW — Authorities are reviewing hundreds of hours of videotapes
seized from a rural Enumclaw-area farm that police say is frequented by
men who engage in sex acts with animals.
The videotapes police have viewed thus far depict men having sex
with horses, including one that shows a Seattle man shortly before he
died July 2, said Enumclaw police Cmdr. Eric Sortland. Police are
reviewing the tapes to make sure no laws have been broken.
"Activities like these are often collateral sexual crimes beyond the
animal aspect," said Sortland, adding that investigators want to make
sure crimes such as child abuse or forcible rape were not occurring on
the property.
Washington is one of 17 states that does not outlaw bestiality.
Police are also investigating the farm and the two men who live on the
property to determine whether animal cruelty — which is a crime — was
committed by forcing sex on smaller, weaker animals. Investigators said
that in addition to horses, they have found chickens, goats and sheep
on the 40-acre property northwest of Enumclaw.
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We need a bill that is similar to Megan's law to be written to protect our animals and have these animal abusers registered and the information available to the public via an Internet Web site. Firma la petizioneFirma la petizione