Tennessee Lawmakers Explore Animal Abuse Registry

anyone who abuses another living being should be thrown in prison to rot. i don't care if you've killed twenty people or one cat, murder is murder and it should not go unpunished. i'm not a vegetarian or a crazed animal activist but i believe if you've killed a helpless creature for nothing but pure pleasure there's something NQR about you. it's sick and twisted. if anyone dare abuse an animal infront of me i would take a baseball bat to their face. i would not hesitate to think about the consequences. people have a right to know if their beloved pets are at risk of some screwed up individual. a man in my town recently went to court for stealing 5 dogs and tying them to trees to strangle, he got off with community service. now i don't think i'm wrong in saying that you'd like to know if this person wanted to move nextdoor to you. the people who think an animal abuse registry is ridiculous obviously have something to hide. yes, people make mistakes, take drugs etc but can someone really claim they made a misjudgment when they decided to kill a stray cat for fun. think about it.

Yea if you get a warning ticket for a burnt out taillight. Your name, address, DOB, and copy of fingerprint should all be made available to the public by video like you tube. Or a parking ticket, any misdemeanor by anyone no matter age. At this point the state needs total control to protect us from Dolls that speak in Islam. And all these different preditors and abusers that have been let loose on the public. We need more government involvment in our personal affairs. Our children should have teachers and community leaders that are squeeky clean from any misdemeanors or felonies. All of our police, firemen and political leaders should be squeeky clean as well.

Animal abuse has for too long being ignored.

Any "human being" that inflicts abuse on any animal in turn usually becomes or is a child abuser,domestic violence,rape, serial killer abd torture type murderer.

Why animal abuse in 2008 in the United States of America is not thought of as a serious crime is beyond me.

To take out your anger on an innocent animal in any way, shape or form: beating,torture, chaining it up out in the cold, starving it to death, dog fighting, the horrible cruelty going on as we speak in slaughterhouses by the workers to me, means there is something seriously wrong with that person and they need to be dealt with accordingly and sentence to a long prison sentence and/or the death penalty.

There is something "screwed up" in their brain and we don't need that type of a human being running lose in our society.

Every State needs to make animal abuse a 911 call...and everyone needs to make that call when they know there is animal abuse going on.

We told you this would happen - Once the rights of one group of citizens is infringed upon, it becomes much easier to usurp rights of other groups....We warned about it on our activist blog: www.constitutionalfights.org

Did you know animal cruelty is linked to violent crime, domestic violence, and serial killers-it is a fact most serial killers started off with killing animals. Virtually ALL dog fighters have violent criminal histories and often go hand-in-hand with illegal dope dealings, illegal weapons exchange, prostitution, and a favorite means of "income" for gang activity. By combating animal cruelty, you also combat violence against people. This is a very sound law-one that makes perfect sense.

Registries don’t do anything but provide the illusion of safety. People think that these things make them safer, but all they really do is persecute the people who are trying to get their lives back together. We should take all of the money the state wastes on these stupid registries and employees to manage the upkeep, and invest it in programs that will help rehabilitate criminals so that they won’t commit further crime. It’s a lot better solution than the “Scarlet Letter” approach we use now.

The more evil faces we can identify, the safer our communities will be.

IF YOU DO IT FOR ONE OFFENSE (D.U.I.) YOU NEED TO DO IT FOR ALL OFFENSES. I UNDERSTAND THE ANIMAL & SEX OFFENDER RREGISTRIES AND WHY THEY ARE NEEDED. BUT IF YOU ARE GONNA MAKE SOME CRIMINAL OFFENSES PUBLIC INFO, YOU NEED TO DO IT FOR ALL OFFENSES. (INCLUDING JUEVENILES OVER 16) FOR THE SAME REASONS IT IS WRONG TO PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION, IT WOULD BE WRONG TO HAVE A D.U.I. REGISTRY. THE POLICE HAVE ACCESS TO OUR RECORDS. THAT IS EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THIS, OTHER THAN TO BE NOSIE ANYWAY, INFORMATION WITHOUT CONSENT OF WHO THEY ARE LOOKING UP. U.S.A. STARTING TO FEEL MORE AND MORE LIKE THE COUNTRIES WE HAVE FOUGHT TO FREE. BUT WHO WILL SAVE US? ACLU? YEAH RIGHT. THEY ONLY WANT TO PROSECUTE CHRISTIANS.