Logan's Law would create animal abuser registry

Logan's Law would create animal abuser registry | Lansing State Journal | lansingstatejournal.com:
"That gray and white husky has become the face of a proposed law that would force convicted animal abusers to register for a new database to be used by animal control and humane society shelters in adopting animals.
Under the law, the shelters could not adopt animals to those on the registry for five years.
“They can check this registry to find out if they are giving (the animal) to a monster,” said Falk, of Wales, Mich.
In a room packed with supporters of the proposed “Logan’s Law,” the House Judiciary Committee today began hearing testimony on whether Michigan should become the first state to create such a registry.
Proponents say it would be funded through $250 in annual fees paid by offenders and would prove a valuable resource for shelters and individuals who want to find out whether they are letting a convicted animal abuser adopt a pet."