Know who
cannot be trusted
with an animal.
Paws on Record aggregates convicted animal abusers from public government registries (Tennessee TBI, Henrico County VA, Suffolk County NY), MSU Animal Legal & Historical Center appellate cases (TX, CA, FL and more), and widely reported news convictions. Search by your city to see who lives within 50 miles.
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Faces of the registry
Luis Javier Cobos Jr.
Sentenced to 18 months in the New Mexico Corrections Department for extreme cruelty to animals — recorded striking two basset hounds with landscaping rocks.
Sentence18 months NM Corrections Department.
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Memphis Lor
Davis County, Utah man pleaded guilty on March 23, 2026 to four counts of third-degree felony Torture of a Companion Animal under Utah Code § 76-9-301(6) (post-SB 297, 2025).
April McLaughlin
Pleaded guilty and sentenced January 2026 in Maricopa County, AZ to 3.5 years prison + 7 years probation + $173,000 restitution + lifetime animal ban, after authorities found 55 dogs in squalor at her Chandler 'house of horrors' — including 5 dead dogs in a freezer — and charged her with animal cruelty + fraud.
Joseph Garrett Buckland
Pleaded guilty 2026 in the Western District of Pennsylvania to federal conspiracy to create and distribute animal-crush videos. Faces up to 5 years federal prison; sentencing scheduled for October 2026.
Christopher George Pettit (sentencing)
Sentenced 2026 in Sarasota County, FL by Judge Megan Leaf to 6 months jail + 18 months probation for felony reptile cruelty: 6 cruelty counts, 6 confinement/abandonment counts, 3 venomous-reptile-without-permit counts, 1 unsafe captive-animal count.
Donald Jeffes
Pleaded no contest February 2026 in Los Angeles County after video evidence showed him beating his dog 'Rusty' with a metal chain / leash inside a downtown LA apartment in March 2025.
Luis Javier Cobos Jr.
Sentenced to 18 months in the New Mexico Corrections Department for extreme cruelty to animals — recorded striking two basset hounds with landscaping rocks.
Marty Eis
Henry County, OH Doberman breeder. Charged June 2025 with multiple felony counts of animal cruelty after approximately 80 Dobermans (plus dead puppies) were found in deplorable conditions on his property; surviving dogs were taken in by shelters.
April McLaughlin
Chandler, AZ woman convicted (guilty plea) on multiple counts including fraudulent schemes and artifices, taking the identity of another person, and 2 counts of intentionally subjecting a domestic animal to cruel mistreatment. Chandler PD removed ~55 dogs from her home in September 2023; the residence was described as a biohazard with dogs in their own waste and dead dogs found in freezers.
Brenda Brown-Carlson
Portland, OR veterinarian. Pleaded guilty in Multnomah County Circuit Court (January 2026) to 1 felony count of attempted animal neglect in the 2nd degree, 1 felony count of tampering with drug records, and 2 felony counts of computer crimes after diverting controlled substances meant for animals and replacing them with saline.
Kimberly Savino
Sentenced March 2026 in Middleboro, MA to 6 years probation after 17 dogs, 2 cats, a guinea pig, and 6 underfed horses were found living in squalor in 2024.
Miguel Segura Vargas
Pleaded guilty April 11, 2026 to 38 criminal charges in a dog-hoarding case involving nearly 160 dogs found in his Ogden, UT home.
Dejean Cornelius Bowens
Pleaded guilty in April 2026 to first-degree animal cruelty for kicking and punching a black lab named Mitch to death at a Ballard, Seattle kennel in August 2025.
Christopher Westmoreland
Convicted in Calhoun County, AL in April 2026 of aggravated animal abuse (Class C felony) plus unlicensed veterinary practice. Sentencing pending.
Eric Werner
Convicted 2026 in Lancaster County, PA on 17 animal cruelty counts for abandoning 20 dogs and cats inside a boarded-up home following a 2023 eviction.
Cody Roberts
Sublette County, Wyoming man pleaded guilty in March 2026 to one felony count of animal cruelty for torturing a wolf inside the Green River Bar in Daniel, WY — case drew national outrage and spurred state reform legislation.
Nyal & Renee Piper (final 2026 sentencing)
Both sentenced April 2026 in Bedford County, PA to 90 months to 40 years state prison + 1 year probation each on 50 no-contest cruelty counts. ~90 dogs and cats had been rescued from the Piper home in 2024.
Kimberly Savino
Pleaded guilty March 23, 2026 in Plymouth County, MA to 26 counts of felony animal cruelty (subsequent-offense enhancement) for the months-long neglect of 17 dogs, 2 cats, and a guinea pig at her condemned Middleboro property in 2024. Animals were rescued by Middleboro Animal Control in October 2024.
Kwong Chun Sit
Irvine, CA dog trainer (age 54) and owner of Happy K9 Academy. Convicted June 17, 2026 in Orange County Superior Court on 11 felony counts of animal cruelty + 7 misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence + 1 misdemeanor count of destroying evidence after 11 dogs in his care died from heat stroke in small crates inside a hot van.
Joseph Applewhite
On the Tennessee Animal Abuse Registry (TBI). Convicted 2-11-2026 in Shelby County, TN of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals.
Cynthia Payne
On the Tennessee Animal Abuse Registry (TBI). Convicted 2-4-2026 in Marion County, TN of Animal Cruelty/Neglect.
Kimberly Savino
Pleaded guilty 2026 in Plymouth County, MA to 26 counts of animal cruelty (subsequent offense). Sentenced to 6 years probation. Middleboro defendant.
Miguel Segura Vargas (plea)
Pleaded guilty April 11, 2026 in Weber County, UT to 38 charges plus pleas-in-abeyance on 30 more in a 599-charge dog-hoarding case (~160 dogs seized in Ogden). Probation terms include no animal ownership for 2 years, counseling, and restitution; 599 underlying charges dismissed.
Delta County Defendant (2026 sentencing)
Pleaded guilty 2026 in Delta County, CO to 15 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty (of 250+ originally filed). Sentenced to 60 days home detention, 15 years probation, $83,000+ in fines, and 1,500 community-service hours.
Desmond Levon Brown
Pleaded guilty in 2026 to federal animal crushing under the PACT Act for burning a puppy alive in December 2024 — the first known PACT Act conviction in South Carolina.