This 2013 photo provided by Nassau County SPCA shows a …

Photo by Associated Press | published: February 26, 2018

This 2013 photo provided by Nassau County SPCA shows a 7-month-old pit bull called Miss Harper, whose ears and leg were cut off in a botched operation by a veterinary technician unlicensed to do surgery. The dog’s owners and the technician were convicted of felony animal cruelty, and the case inspired passage of a law establishing an animal abuser registry in Nassau County. Legislation is being proposed that would treat animal abusers like sex offenders in New York, with their names and faces in a public online registry.