A new bill in the NYC Council calls for an animal abuse registry that can be used by the public, rescue groups, humane societies and others.
City Council Member Joann Ariola was elected as the body’s new Republican minority leader on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. animal abuse registry within the City of New York. The registry, Ariola said, would “go a long way” toward protecting New York’s animals by allowing rescues and other agencies to quickly search the names of potential adoption applicants, and prevent any sale or adoption by people who are known to cause The Republican council member established the bill in response to the many calls her office would get about cases of possible animal abuse in her district, which includes Ozone Park, Glendale, Woodhaven, Howard Beach, Broad Channel and parts of the Rockaway Peninsula.
While the city already has an animal abuse registry, it is only accessible by animal-related groups in New York, such as animal control officers, rescues, pet shops, humane societies and veterinarians. Ariola’s bill will ensure any New Yorker can find out if animal abusers are in their neighborhoods. “We went and looked further, and found out that there is an animal abuse registry, however, it’s not open to the public,” Ariola said. “And that’s what it really should be: open to the public so that anyone who’s seeing any type of abuse can at least check to see if this is someone who’s had a past history of abuse.”She added that her bill would ensure all rescues regardless of their size, have access to the registry before approving a person for animal adoption. Everyone would have access to the registry, including those who live outside New York.Ariola said that a public animal abuse registry would serve as a vital tool for pet owners, enabling them to thoroughly vet individuals or services such as boarders, pet sitters and dog walkers, to ensure their loving companions are placed in good care. “This should be a model where anyone can go in and check to see if there is an animal abuser even living within a certain distance of their own home,” she said. “If you hire someone to walk your dog, there’s really no way to look that person up.” Both domestic and wild animals, including but not limited to squirrels, raccoons and birds, would be protected through the registrySadly, animal abuse is common in many communities throughout the country, and NYC is no exception.down a street in South Ozone Park. With the help of the media and a good Samaritan, police were able to catch the alleged suspect, Isaiah K. Gurley at the Queens Center Mall days later.Ariola’s bill has bipartisan support in the City Council. In addition to her fellow Republicans Frank Morano and Vickie Paladino co-sponsoring Intro. 0782, Democrats from the council including Shahana Hanif , Gale Brewer and Virginia Maloney support the bill. “This is something that we all find very important because animal abuse is just abhorrent,” Ariola said. “It should never be tolerated.” The bill is currently before the City Council’s health committee and would still need to go through the city’s legislative process before it can be considered for law.Barbara Russo-Lennon is the transit reporter at amNewYork. She covers news about NYC’s public transportation system, roads, waterways and other topics related to transit in the Big Apple.Critter cruelty: Animal abusers would be listed on publicly accessible registry under new NYC Council bill Thomas Panek, blind CEO of Lighthouse Guild, finishes NYC Half Marathon with help from AI-powered glassesNets sign Jordi Fernandez, entire coaching staff to multi-year extensionsof the print: Inside the IFPDA Print Fairafter being found covered in blood inside parked minivan
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