Florida's "Dexter's Law" created a public database of convicted animal cruelty offenders. A new bill taking effect Oct. 1 ...

When it went live in January, some critics said "Dexter's Law," the statewide database listing convicted animal abusers, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida enacts Dexter’s and Trooper’s Law to combat animal abuse TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — Two new state laws aimed at protecting ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida law inspired by the killing of a dog named Dexter is entering its next phase, as a statewide animal cruelty database is set to launch Jan. 1. Dexter was a 4-year-old dog ...

A major part of Florida’s new animal cruelty law is now in effect. Known as Dexter’s Law, the legislation establishes a searchable statewide database of people convicted of animal abuse, similar to ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two animal cruelty bills named after a dog that was abandoned during a hurricane and another that was violently killed after being adopted. The governor signed ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Domingo Rodriguez, the man who was convicted in an animal cruelty case that inspired "Dexter's Law" in Florida, can now bond out of jail. Rodriguez is accused of decapitating ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — Two new state laws aimed at protecting animals and increasing accountability for abusers are set to take effect in Florida, following the recent signing of Dexter’s Law and ...