NY creates the first-ever animal abuse registry!

The New York Senate has passed a bill that would require that convicted animal abusers - just like convicted sex offenders - register as such with the division of criminal justice services. Even more, those who have been convicted of abusing and torturing animals would also have to undergo a required psychiatric evaluation and would be banned from ever owning pets again.
The bill, called Logan's Law, was pushed by the owners of a husky named Logan.

On March 12, 2012, an unknown assailant threw battery acid on Logan's face. The acid could not be fully neutralized, and continued to burn over Logan's face for three days. He also was blinded by the attack.

Despite the horrific nature of his injuries, Logan received medical care and treatment that prevented the damage from being much worse than it was.

Logan has since passed on (partially due to the internal damage he received to his liver and kidneys from the attack), but he lives on in this new law that will help many animals from suffering the same way he did.