Suffolk County next week will become one of the nation’s first jurisdictions to shame animal abusers through the use of a public registry.

Administered by the Suffolk County SPCA, the list will expose to public ridicule anyone convicted of beating, killing or neglecting animals.

Suffolk SPCA chief Roy Gross said that anyone convicted of a misdemeanor or felony count of animal cruelty will have their photo and address posted for 10 years.

“People should know that there is an animal abuser living next to them just like they should know if there is a sex offender living next to them,” Gross said.