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[HowietheGreat]

[FONT=verdana][SIZE=2] Animal Abuser - Please Keep Reposting This

From: Cornwall's Voice for Animals
Date: Aug 31, 2006 10:33 AM

***UPDATE!! ***

PLEASE CROSSPOST EVERYWHERE

(8/30/06):

He has set up a dog walking service at the Long Beach dog park, he has been getting ref. and dogs from the other dog walkers at the dog park. Maybe it be best to leave your dogs in your own care until they catch the creep!




Convicted animal abuser Shon Rahrig has moved to Long Beach. He uses craigslist to find animals to torture, both posting and answering ads. He favors calico cats but will also take kittens, adult cats, puppies and older dogs instead. He tends to focus on 'free to good home' ads so he can get free victims. He is believed to post ads full of manipulative lies (see example at end). In addition to craigslist he attends adoption events and shelters and may use newspaper and bulletin board ads so please warn non-craigslist people you know.

His acts of torture are extremely disturbing. He has been doing this for years and moves to new locations (even across the country) when the locals learn too much. In addition to jail and probation his sentence for torturing kittens in Ohio in 1999 included the decision that he could never again own living things and had to attend mandatory counseling. Instead he skipped town and moved to another state where police, neighbors, shelters and animal control did not know him! This was after pleading guilty (in order to avoid the publicity a trial would have brought him, which would have hindered him when he sought more victims).

NOTE: following sentence describes some of his gruesome crimes so you may wish to skip ahead.

Among other terrible acts he takes kittens and pokes their eyes out, breaks their bones and cuts off their feet. He claims he is sane and has offered no justification for his actions. Of course there is none, but he is rational and aware enough that the court agreed he is sane.

HE GETS HIS VICTIMS ON CRAIGSLIST. DO NOT GIVE OR SELL HIM ANIMALS. CALL ANIMAL CONTROL IF YOU ENCOUNTER HIM. WARN OTHERS.

As of April 2006 he was known to live at:
5901 East Ocean Blvd, Unit D
Long Beach, CA 90803

Shon Rahrig was spotted at an adoption event in the area. Keep in mind that a person who will repeatedly move to knew states in order to continue torturing animals will likely go to any length to acquire victims! He could show up anywhere. He has lived in a number of cities in California and elsewhere, including down in San Diego, so he is familiar with a range of places. Don't assume you won't encounter him! He used to have a real estate license and company and lived on Sunset Cliffs Blvd in San Diego so it is familiar territory for him. His license expired last year but may have been renewed.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[My 3 Sons]

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HE GETS HIS VICTIMS ON CRAIGSLIST. DO NOT GIVE OR SELL HIM ANIMALS. "CALL ANIMAL CONTROL IF YOU ENCOUNTER HIM". WARN OTHERS.

If I encounter him, I'll call MERCY MEDICAL to report a man needing medical attention!

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[fourbwabbys]

That is horrible. I hope they catch that kreep for good.

[CavySpirit]

It's amazing to me how people totally ignore the warnings about "free to good home" ads. The vast majority of people would NEVER be able to weed out a person who intentionally goes after these animals.

It's NOT just abusers. There are 'bunchers'--people who round up ALL kinds of animals and resell them to labs and other awful and illegal purposes.

There are also the snake/retile/etc. owners always looking for free feeder animals.

ALL of these people are EXPERTS at telling a family exactly what they want to hear. Add to that most people are usually desperate to rehome their animals by the time they are advertizing.

It happens ALL the time.

[HowietheGreat]

It is too true. THere are people who prey especially on big dogs that are "free to a good home" because there large skulls are needed for ammunition testing. It is awful. All animals should be advertised at a price if there is rehoming being done, it helps to decrease the odds of "bad" adopters.

[wickedrodent]

ah.. I am *not* a violent person, but I do have to say, If I did encounter this guy (in a public place) I would most likely get put in jail for assult..... I swear, I am speechless.. I am SOO mad.. I really hope that he will be in a Walmart or something, so I can call the cops on his ***

Sorry, had to vent..

[fashion victim]

In the local online classifieds there's a person who posts under different names asking to adopt for free any purebred puppies or young dogs (less than a year old) and he asks for their pedigree papers if available. I think he's just reselling them, but I could be mistaken. Still, it's scamming people like this that we should watch out for.

[SugarSpice]

Thats such a sick act, to harm helpless animals. Speaking of that just last week here in Iqaluit they found a female dog (husky) killed in the graveyard and the dog was sexually assaulted. They never found out who did this and probably never will. Thats creepy knowing there is a dog raper and killer loose in a small city of 6000, who could be anyone.

[HowietheGreat]

That is beyond terrible. The poor animal.

[Slave to the Wheek]

Originally Posted by Sugar & Spice

Thats such a sick act, to harm helpless animals. Speaking of that just last week here in Iqaluit they found a female dog (husky) killed in the graveyard and the dog was sexually assaulted. They never found out who did this and probably never will. Thats creepy knowing there is a dog raper and killer loose in a small city of 6000, who could be anyone.

Thank goodness for DNA evidence! Oh -- he WILL get caught one
day and I can JUST imagine what would happen to that guy in prison. They aren't real fond of perverts in prison.