Yahoo: Florida lawmakers add teeth to animal abuse law, beef up state database
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punishment for animal abusers in Florida is about to get a lot tougher. On Wednesday, March 4, the Senate unanimously passed HB ...
Florida lawmakers add teeth to animal abuse law, beef up state database
MSN: Florida updates animal abuse database after criticism; advocates say it’s still not enough
Florida’s new statewide animal abuse database has been updated to include middle names, after animal advocates raised concerns that the original rollout was too bare-bones to reliably identify ...
Florida updates animal abuse database after criticism; advocates say it’s still not enough
News 6 WKMG: Florida Senate passes bill creating public registry of animal abusers
Florida Senate and House of Representatives (FILE) (Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – People who abuse animals would ...
Tallahassee Democrat: Florida lawmakers add teeth to animal abuse law, beef up state database
A new Florida bill, HB 559, increases penalties for animal cruelty and creates new felonies for committing such acts in front of a minor. The bill raises the maximum civil penalty for a first offense ...
Tallahassee Democrat: Florida's animal abuse database is live with about 1,700 entries, few details
Florida launched a statewide animal abuse database, known as "Dexter's Law," ahead of its 2026 deadline. The public, searchable list contains the names of individuals convicted of or pleading no ...
Florida's animal abuse database is live with about 1,700 entries, few details
WPBF: Florida animal cruelty law expands penalties, launches offender database Jan. 1