Preventing animal cruelty starts with making sure pet owners with a history of abusing animals cannot get any more animals.
Dr. Adam Stern from the University of Florida directs the Animal Cruelty Task Force and partnered with the 7th Judicial Court, which covers St. Johns County.
The Animal Cruelty Task Force aims to strengthen communication between animal hospitals, shelters, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation and law enforcement; this way they can share information to find and identify potential animal abusers.