Talk:Mitt Romney dog incident/Animal cruelty databases

Animal Cruelty Databases
Arzel has removed a sentence regarding the Seamus incident being listed in two animal cruelty databases: Because of the 1983 incident, Romney is listed in the National Animal Cruelty Registry, and the Pet-Abuse animal cruelty database.

The National Animal Cruelty Registry has existed since 1986, is run by a group of volunteers, and lists over 20,000 cases. Many animal shelters will not sell a pet to a person listed in the database. I consider this a legitimate source of information. The Pet-Abuse database is newer (2001), and contains less cases. http://services.dlas.virginia.gov/User_db/frmvscc.aspx?ViewId=1989 (read page 6 of link).

Based on this information, I am restoring the part of the sentence regarding the National Animal Cruelty Registry, and I'm also including a brief explanation of the registry so that it's understood that it is a private database, and not one run by law enforcement. Here is the revised sentence: Because of the Seamus incident, Romney is listed in the National Animal Cruelty Registry, a privately-operated database started in 1986 that documents alleged acts of animal abuse. Debbie W. 01:29, 7 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Ideally you would be able to provide a reliable external source that reported on Romney's inclusion in this database. The argument for notability is diminished if nobody outside of the organization has noted it. Theoldsparkle (talk) 14:23, 9 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Since Debbie has not addressed this I have removed it again as not notable. Arzel (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2012 (UTC)