The official records we draw from.
Everything on ProtectedPets traces back to an official government source. Here are the Florida sources behind the platform today — each one a government-maintained list or public docket.
We don’t re-host these lists or build profiles on top of them. We point to the official record, present what it already makes public in neutral language, and link you back to the source.
2,673 official records are searchable right now, alongside 1 tracked court case.
Counts are live and reflect what a search can actually return — a listing we can’t currently re-verify against its source is withheld, so it isn’t counted here either. Search by name to look someone up; we don’t publish a browsable list of people.
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FDLE Dexter’s Law database (statewide Florida)
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Florida’s statewide list of people convicted of — or who entered a guilty or no-contest plea to — aggravated animal cruelty under Fla. Stat. 828.12. It is maintained by FDLE and updated as final disposition data reaches the department.
The official record currently shows names only (last, first, middle).
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Volusia County animal-abuse listing
Volusia County / Clerk of Court
Animal-victim convictions and pets forfeited to the county under Fla. Stat. 828.073. The county publishes the listing itself and updates it nightly; listings are indefinite.
The richest official Florida source — the county itself publishes name, photo, and date of birth.
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Hillsborough County animal-abuser registry
Hillsborough County
A convicted-offender registry plus a separate “enjoined list” of people a court has barred from owning animals. Offenders register with the Sheriff for offenses on or after November 1, 2016.
The county’s own page warns the registry must be used responsibly and not for harassment.
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Miami-Dade County “CrueltyWeb”
Miami-Dade County Department of Animal Services
Felony and misdemeanor animal-abuse and cruelty convictions, published through the county’s CrueltyWeb application.
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Lee County animal-abuser registry and enjoined list
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
A convicted-offender registry (established in 2023 under Ordinance 23-30) plus a separate enjoined list of civil injunctions. Offenders self-register within ten days of conviction or release.
Two different lists — a civil injunction is not a criminal conviction, and we never merge them.
Some county sources also expose data we deliberately leave out — home addresses are stripped on ingestion and never shown. Coverage expands state by state; see our Florida coverage for the current scope.