Q&A
Progress in prosecuting animal cruelty cases and the animal abuse registry
1:23:22
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Council Member Justin Brannan inquires about the progress in prosecuting animal cruelty cases and the implementation of the animal abuse registry. Alexandra Silver provides information on both topics, though some details require further investigation.
- The number of animal cruelty cases has increased, but specific prosecution data is not immediately available
- The animal abuse registry requires organizations that adopt out animals to check if potential adopters are listed
- There is uncertainty about the reporting mechanism for the registry and how its effectiveness is measured
- The registry prevents those convicted of animal abuse from adopting for a period of 5 years
Further investigation is needed to determine the full impact and effectiveness of both the increased prosecutions and the animal abuse registry.
Justin Brannan
1:23:22
Last thing for me for now.
1:23:23
Have you seen progress or are there have you seen success in prosecution and seeing that through?
Alexandra Silver
1:23:30
Oh, that is a good question.
1:23:33
The number of cases are posted.
1:23:36
There's an NYPD website that has it.
1:23:38
I don't have it off the top of my head.
1:23:39
I can look into it.
1:23:40
And then I don't recall if that's where prosecutions are.
1:23:43
I'd have to get back to you on that.
1:23:45
But I think there have certainly been more cases.
1:23:48
I I'm pretty sure I'm correct in saying there have been a lot more cases I've been able to be brought because of.
Justin Brannan
1:23:53
Okay.
1:23:53
I worked I worked on a bill when I was a staffer under Counselman Gentile for the animal abuse registry.
1:24:00
Yep.
1:24:00
So I'd love to get an update on that.
Alexandra Silver
1:24:02
That is yeah.
1:24:03
So my understanding of that is any organization that adopts out animals has to check the animal abuse registry.
1:24:13
So it's not that it's open to everybody.
1:24:14
No.
1:24:14
Everybody could just can't see the private details of someone, but an organization as part of their process would make sure that if they're not on that
Justin Brannan
1:24:22
And is there a reporting mechanism there?
1:24:24
Like, do they say, you know, this month we had three people who are on the registry try to adopt the you know,
Alexandra Silver
1:24:30
you mean for any every organization that adopts to report to a central location.
Justin Brannan
1:24:35
Like, how do we know if it's working?
Alexandra Silver
1:24:36
Of that.
1:24:37
I would have to look into it.
Justin Brannan
1:24:38
Yeah.
1:24:38
I guess the only way we would know if it was working is if we were and we knew we were stopping people.
1:24:42
Right?
Lynn C. Schulman
1:24:47
Yes.
Alexandra Silver
1:24:49
Yeah.
1:24:49
I I don't know how many people are trying to adopt after it.
1:24:53
And I believe it's too 5 years.
1:24:55
They can not adopt.
1:24:57
So someone who was convicted, you know, several years ago could eventually be off, I believe, off the.
1:25:03
But I'm happy to look into that further and discuss more.
Justin Brannan
1:25:06
Cool.
1:25:07
Chair, thank you.
Lynn C. Schulman
1:25:09
Thank you.
1:25:10
Now I'm going to Give it over to council member, Maserato, to ask some questions.