Summary
Chesapeake just became the first city in Hampton Roads to create an animal cruelty registry to keep track of convicted abusers and protect local pets. If you're a pet owner, this is a big win for neighborhood safety.
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It'll cost a bit of city money to set up and maintain the database, but it keeps pets out of pricey shelter and vet care resulting from abuse.
Local pets, animal shelters, and pet owners who want to keep dangerous abusers away from animals.
Convicted animal abusers, whose personal information will now be publicly tracked.
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