DELAND, Fla. -- Volusia County government launched an animal abuse listing Tuesday on the Animal Services page of the county’s website.
The purpose of the listing is to make shelters and other adoption agencies aware of someone’s criminal history as it relates to animals, an official for thr county said.
"The Animal Abuse listing will include public record information extracted from the Volusia County Clerk of Court's Case Management System and the Volusia County Corrections Division," Volusia County spokesman Kevin A. Captain told Headline Surfer "and include those who have been convicted of misdemeanor or felony crime involving animal cruelty in the previous 10 years."
"The Animal Abuse listing will include public record information extracted from the Volusia County Clerk of Court's Case Management System and the Volusia County Corrections Division," Volusia County spokesman Kevin A. Captain told Headline Surfer "and include those who have been convicted of misdemeanor or felony crime involving animal cruelty in the previous 10 years."
For more information, please visit Volusia.org/animalcontrol or call Volusia County Animal Services Director Adam Leath at 386-248-1790, x 11398.