[ColoradoCARNIVORES] Scammer looking for bait dogs -- CROSS POST WIDELY

December 18, 2006

This is not an Urban Legend. Forward: > Scammer looking for "bait" dogs -- CROSS POST WIDELY>> This is being widely circulated. It is to be taken very seriously. > We can never be too careful when adopting out animals or even > placing them in foster. We need to be extremely careful with our > hard to place or long time foster dogs that may be seen as more > accessible. Feel free to forward this...Thanks, Lorraine>> Scammer looking for "bait" dogs>> Recently we received a call from a man claiming to be a dog > trainer. His> name was Will

Duncan. He said that he rehabilitated dogs and > trained them> for various companies including for the handicapped. He also said > he was> from USA Dog Training and he personally trained Cesar Millan.>> He will tell various different stories, but basically wants to get > free> dogs. He claims to have federal and state licenses. He recently > stole dogs> from a Jefferson County shelter. He is from Topeka and claims that > he just> moved there from California .>> If fact, he is a big scammer. Nothing he says is true. He told us > he wants> aggressive dogs to rehab and med. to large sized high drive dogs.>> We got a call from the

Kansas Animal Health Department to warn us > about> him.>> They were trying to warn everyone before he called, but he had already> called us.>> We believe he is using these dogs for pit-bait. We believe he is > selling> these "high-drive" or "aggressive" dogs that he gets from shelters > to pit> fighters who use them to "train" there dogs to fight and kill. He > lives in a> trailer in Topeka with his brother. Last time it was checked, he > had 14 dogs> that he keeps in tiny pens in and around his trailer.>> Please do not release any of your dogs to him. If he does call, > please call> Judy Bishop at 785-633-7002 with any information you obtain about him.> They are trying to make a criminal

case up but he just keeps > staying one step> in front of the law.>> The personal information I have obtained about him is:>> Name: Will Duncan>> Address: 1123 NE Jefferson, Trailer #4, Topeka , KS (actual address)>> Cell Phone: 785-231-7245>> Toll Free Number: 877-949-9DOG>> Fake Company Name: USA Dog Training>> Thanks and Good Luck>> Please forward to other shelters and animal people!>> Danielle Reno> Shelter Officer> Humane Society of Atchison> 125 North 21st St . Atchison , KS

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