RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) has officially launched its animal cruelty registry, a move advocates have said will help keep convicted offenders from harming animals again.
On Friday, Nov. 7, RACC announced that its animal cruelty registry is now live and available for public viewing. This effort was made possible by a new state law that went into effect on July 1, allowing localities to make and maintain such registries.
Under the law, persons eligible to be included within these registries are those who have been convicted of certain types of felony animal cruelty. This includes felonies like animal fighting, or the maiming, killing or poisoning of an animal…