Source-verified state registry

Arizona animal-cruelty convictions

PawWatch Registry publishes final convictions supported by an official court, prosecutor, law-enforcement, or government registry source. Records are rechecked for corrections and removals.

20 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-09

Coverage transparency

What PawWatch Registry has reviewed

Date range reviewed
Record-level official sources reviewed; statewide 2015-present backfill incomplete
Official sources checked
9

Official sources

Known gaps

  • Statewide and major local official sources have not been reviewed for the complete 2015-present period.
Source verified

Kelly Rae Smith

Prescott Valley, AZ

Conviction
One count of bestiality involving sexual acts with a dog; retained by PawWatch as a direct animal-abuse conviction
Date
2026-04-01
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Source verified

Cyris Panos

Not stated, AZ

Conviction
One count of animal cruelty — cruel mistreatment; one count of killing a domestic animal without consent
Date
2024-03-27
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Source verified

Frank Garcia

Not stated, AZ

Conviction
Animal cruelty for stabbing Tucson Police Department K-9 Blitz; sentence also covered robbery
Date
2020-04-23
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