***Update*** on the animal abuse registry.

Wow just wow. Even the news reporters were stunned. The registry for animal abusers has NOTHING but each person’s name. No photos, no addresses, not details of the abuse, just a name. One reporter stated if there are five John Smith’s on there, that could be anybody since no other details are given other than a long list of names.

What can you find in Florida’s Animal Cruelty Offender List?
As of Jan. 2, 2026, the initial database contains 1,668 names of people who were convicted of or admitted to aggravated animal abuse in the state of Florida.

https://web.fdle.state.fl.us/dexter/about.jsf

That may be, but will the impacts of being publicly listed be a detriment to them in the same vein as a PFR?

News gave more information last evening. Those on that registry will automatically be removed after 10 years of no other incidents related to animal abuse.

I guarantee they won’t have the burden of complying with dozens of restrictions like we do.

He is still on the force but relegated to the registration unit, apparently.

“All but four of the arrests are tied to one detective: Jonathan Washkevich of the CPD’s Criminal Registration Unit, the division that oversees local compliance with the four state public conviction registries.”

The same news outlet has reported that Det. Washkevich was named in a police brutality/false arrest lawsuit in 2009 that was setlled out of court; Washkevish was forced to pay $32k for his role in the police misconduct. How is this crooked cop still on the force?

https://projects.chicagoreporter.com/settlements/officer/24525/

Plaintiff:
P.R.

Incident date:
07/28/2009

Allegations:
As 16-year-old P.R. was sitting with friends on a neighbor’s stoop, Officer Chapello walked up to the group and accused them of vandalizing a new condominium building nearby. P.R. was talking on his cellphone and ignored Chapello, who got angry and began yelling at the teen. Chapello then threw his police star to the ground, threatened to fight P.R., grabbed him by the throat and pushed him against the railing of the stoop. The stoop broke and P.R. fell to the ground. P.R.’s father, Pedro Rangel, came outside and found his son on the ground and asked the officer what happened. Chapello refused to tell him, then called for other officers to come to the scene. When the father kept asking for an explanation, the officers grabbed him, threw him to the ground, handcuffed him, hit and kicked him several times and arrested him.

(There were other cops involved)

JONATHAN WASHKEVICH
PO AS DETECTIVE
$32,500 total payments

The have a registry for law enforcment officers who abuse their power as well. I just for got the name of it

It’s all done to bring in more revenue and for the officers to gain promotions and raises.

I do hate people who abuse animals, but more registries and just going to have everyone on a registry, which may be what it takes to take them all down. But how many decades will that take, until everyone is on a registry.

Animal Abuser Registry
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is set to launch a new statewide animal abuser registry, known as Dexter’s Law, which will create Florida’s first public database of convicted animal abusers. This database will be available on the FDLE’s website and will include individuals found guilty, pleaded guilty, or entered a no contest plea to animal cruelty charges. The registry aims to enhance public awareness and transparency regarding animal cruelty, assist shelters and rescue organizations in vetting potential adopters, and provide law enforcement with a tool for investigations. The database will be accessible to the public and will help prevent animals from being placed in homes with individuals who have prior cruelty convictions. The law also increases penalties for aggravated animal cruelty offenses, reflecting the state’s commitment to protecting animals and enforcing animal protection laws.