- Conviction
- Animal cruelty (exact final count unavailable)
- Date
- By 2026-06-05 (exact day unavailable)
Source-verified state registry
Kentucky 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.
103 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-09
Coverage transparency
What PawWatch Registry has reviewed
- Date range reviewed
- 2020-01-01 through 2026-09-09; weekly registry update includes 77 conviction episodes involving 76 individuals
- Official sources checked
- 1
Official sources
Known gaps
- This weekly update uses the current Louisville Metro Animal Services registry and does not establish complete statewide 2015-present coverage.
- The registry does not state sentences or the specific underlying court division for these entries.
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty (exact final count unavailable)
- Date
- By 2026-06-05 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty (exact final count unavailable)
- Date
- By 2026-06-05 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense related to the Riverside cockfighting venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense — fighting roosters at the Bald Rock venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense — fighting roosters at the Bald Rock venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense — causing a minor to attend the Bald Rock animal-fighting venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense — fighting roosters at the Bald Rock venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense — serving as a referee at the Riverside cockfighting venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense related to the Riverside cockfighting venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense related to the Riverside cockfighting venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense related to the Blackberry cockfighting venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense related to the Bald Rock cockfighting venture
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offenses related to Riverside and Blackberry cockfighting ventures
- Date
- By 2023-04-12 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-08-28
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-08-17
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-08-17
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-08-04
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-08-03
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-07-24
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-07-23
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-07-20
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-07-16
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-07-14
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-07-13
- Conviction
- 1 count felony KRS 525.135 — Torture of a Dog or Cat
- Date
- 2026-07-10
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-07-07
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-06-26
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-06-17
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-06-17
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-06-09
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-06-03
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-06-01
- Conviction
- Second-degree cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2026-05-20
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-05-14
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-05-13
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-05-11
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-05-04
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-04-21
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-04-13
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-03-25
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-03-13
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-02-23
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-02-12
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-02-10
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-02-10
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-02-09
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2026-01-21
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-12-19
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-12-12
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-11-21
- Conviction
- 3 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-11-05
- Conviction
- 3 total misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree (1 count in 25-M-008613; 2 counts in 25-M-000403)
- Date
- 2025-10-29
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-10-27
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-10-24
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-10-10
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-10-10
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-10-03
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-09-18
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree; 1 count felony KRS 525.135 — Torture of a Dog or Cat
- Date
- 2025-09-10
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-09-05
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-09-04
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-08-07
- Conviction
- Torture of a dog or cat; separate wanton endangerment and evidence tampering convictions
- Date
- 2025-08
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-07-30
- Conviction
- 2 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-07-30
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-07-22
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-07-22
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-07-09
- Conviction
- 2025-07-01 (24-M-008522): 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree; 2026-05-06 (25-F-007359): 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-07-01; 2026-05-06
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-06-30
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-06-27
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree; 2 counts felony KRS 525.135 — Torture of a Dog or Cat
- Date
- 2025-06-20
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-05-27
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos and violation of the Animal Crush statute
- Date
- 2025-05-12
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-05-09
- Conviction
- 5 counts misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-05-08
- Conviction
- 1 felony sexual crime against an animal (within a 7-felony plea case)
- Date
- 2025-04-17
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-03-13
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-03-07
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-03-03
- Conviction
- 1 felony animal-cruelty count under Kentucky's Ethan's Law; 10 misdemeanor second-degree animal-cruelty counts
- Date
- 2025-03 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-02-26
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-02-25
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-02-20
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-01-23
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-01-17
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-01-15
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-01-13
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-01-08
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2025-01-03
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2024-11-15
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2024-11-07
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2024-10-22
- Conviction
- 1 count misdemeanor KRS 525.130 — Cruelty to Animals, Second Degree
- Date
- 2024-09-30
- Conviction
- 1 count second-degree animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-02-14
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to knowingly sponsor and exhibit animals in an animal-fighting venture (The Valley)
- Date
- 2023-04-11
- Conviction
- 2 counts second-degree animal cruelty
- Date
- 2023-04-06
- Conviction
- 2 counts second-degree animal cruelty
- Date
- 2023-04-06
- Conviction
- Federal animal-fighting offense related to The Valley cockfighting venture
- Date
- 2023-03 (exact day unavailable)
- Conviction
- 44 counts animal cruelty (plus a separate protected-wildlife offense not treated as an animal-cruelty conviction)
- Date
- 2022-10-12
- Conviction
- 34 counts second-degree cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2022-03-30
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2016-11