It's National Pet Week, where pet parents around the United States and New York celebrate the love they have for their furry family members. But these people in Western New York are banned from ever having an animal again.

National Pet Week was created by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation in 1981.  Every year it is celebrated during the first full week of May.  This year it runs through Saturday, May 7, 2022. National Pet Week,

Celebrates the pets that enrich our lives and encourages responsible pet care every day of the year. Whether companion, comedian, confidant, or protector, our pets are always there for us. National Pet Week® celebrates this bond and encourages pet owners to be certain to provide their best friends with everything needed for a happy, healthy life.

These people in Western New York won't be participating in National Pet week ever again, thankfully.  They are registered animal abusers! I think it takes a special kind of evil to hurt a harmless animal. I understand that people sometimes take in a pet, only to realize they have bitten off more than they can chew.  But that doesn't give them the right to abuse the animal.  There are many resources available to rehome an animal, if a person realizes they can't care for it.

Not every county in WNY has a registry - only Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties have one. By law, they are not allowed to have animals in their possession. If you plan on providing an animal to another person in New York, where there is a registry, you must check it first,

Anyone selling, giving away or adopting an animal to another person in Chautauqua County must check the registry prior to any change in ownership. Giving, selling or adopting an animal to a person on the registry is a violation of county law.

The people below have been convicted of animal abuse in the WNY counties of Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua.

Niagara County Registered Animal Abusers

Lisa J. Achilli

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Dorothy Adama

Niagara Sheriff
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Gordon Barrand

Niagara Sheriff
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Joseph Barwick

Niagara Sheriff
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Brian Benjamin

Niagara Sheriff
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Alicia J. Bilby

Niagara Sheriff
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Antwan Boykin

Niagara Sheriff
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Skyler Brooks

Niagara Sheriff
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Henry M. Burg

Niagara Sheriff
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Nicole Cain

Niagara Sheriff
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Dana D. Carr Jr.

Niagara Sheriff
Niagara Sheriff
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Nicholas J. Certo

Niagara Sheriff
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Arvin Christian

Niagara Sheriff
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Devin M. Conroy

Niagara Sheriff
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Steven J. Cuedek

Niagara Sheriff
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Dasha M. Davis

Niagara Sheriff
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Robyn L. Dawe

Niagara Sheriff
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Maria L. Dawe

Niagara Sheriff
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John Robert Feemster

Niagara Sheriff
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Danyel Freberg

Niagara Sheriff
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Anthony L. Fusarelli

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Ernest Ganshaw

Niagara Sheriff
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Berten E. Garlic

Niagara Sheriff
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Deborah W. Graning

Niagara Sheriff
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Lee Ann Gush

Niagara Sheriff
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Robert J. Hamond

Niagara Sheriff
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Justin Hoffman

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Jonathan Iveys

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Samantha M. Jones

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Camillya L. Joseph

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Judy L. Keihl

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Jay T. Kenneth

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Kristy L. Licata

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Sue McNaught

Niagara Sheriff
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Sammy Medina Jr.

Niagara Sheriff
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Rosemary Messer

Niagara Sheriff
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Cheryl K. Morgan

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Timothy R. Neff

Niagara Sheriff
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John Pichcuskie

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Renee L. Pritchard

Niagara Sheriff
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Ross Schul

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Latoya S. Scott

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Gregory Slusser

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Anne E. Stamp

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Shelby R. Tremblay

Niagara Sheriff
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Edward K. Vitaris

Niagara Sheriff
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Lydia J. Watson

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Krestain Watson

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Sherman S. Windom

Niagara Sheriff
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Cattaraugus County Registered Animal Abusers

Bonnie George

Cattaraugus County
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Connie Lipka

Cattaraugus County
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Corey Cassford

Karla S. Hanft/Cattaraugus County
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Donald George

Cattaraugus County
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Gerald Nason

Cattaraugus County
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Laura L. Chase

Cattaraugus County
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Mark Kirtz

Cattaraugus County
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Michelle Newbauer

Cattaraugus County
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Sheila Bisking

Cattaraugus County
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Chautauqua County Registered Animal Abuser

Stefan Parkhurst

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Matthew Williams

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Robert Overton

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Angel G. Ramos

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