A North Carolina bill introduced last week would require convicted animal abusers' names and photos be placed in an online registry for at least two years
The bipartisan legislation, titled the North Carolina Animal Abuser Registry Act, was introduced Friday by North Carolina state Sens. Floyd McKissick, a Democrat, and Danny Britt, a Republican.
" McKissick told CNN Thursday that the bill's primary purpose was to deter animal abuse in the state. Read More"There's been increasing instances of animal abuse and we really need to do anything we can to let people know this just isn't acceptable conduct," he said. Britt did not respond to CNN's request for comment Thursday. Should the bill be approved by the state's Senate, it would head to the House for review.
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