This is just a warning: please be careful for your kitties sake! 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 new 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
2006-07-27 06:55:48 · 13 answers · asked by lady_crotalus 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
There is also another fad going on. There are people who will take free kittens and feed them to their large snakes. Sick as this sounds it is true. It's best to take them to the SPCA or better yet have your animal fixed.
2006-07-27 06:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, THIS guy nees to be drug out in the street and shot. Repeatedly. Glad I never heard of him when I was stationed in San Diego, or I would have hunted him down and killed him myself. Anyone who could do things like that to an innocent little animal is totally worthelss! It's the same as torturing children. I, too, agree that there need to be more harsh punishments for jerk-off's who abuse animals.
2006-07-27 07:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by j.f. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I don't get is why the courts take acts of animal torture so lightly. A lot of serial killers start off torturing or killing animals before moving on to human victims.
2006-07-27 07:07:04 · answer #3 · answered by Wants2know 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you so very much for that information. I am a cat lover - have 7 of my own and am fostering 4 kittens, which could end up mine too. lol That man should be shot or castrated or both. How can anyone be that cruel to animals? It's horrible!!!!!!
2006-07-27 07:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffany Love 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you. We need more beautiful people like you in this world. What a lovely thing to take the time to do. God bless you
2006-07-27 07:00:13 · answer #5 · answered by nastaany1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep up the good work spreading the word about this asshole (although that word is far too good for him). I hope one day someone gives him a taste of his own medicine!
2006-07-27 07:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by savagescorpio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a sick freak, don't some serial killers start with torturing animals. this guy needs to be in jail
2006-07-27 07:01:58 · answer #7 · answered by javajunkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you! We need more people like you protecting animals. We had someone like that here, but animal cruelty is a crime and he is in jail.
2006-07-27 06:58:57 · answer #8 · answered by Kate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of dog fighters use free to good home ads to find "bait" for their dogs. take animals to an SPCA. i work for them and they adopt out 100% of adoptable animals to good homes.
2006-07-27 07:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by egruber84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for letting me know, I live in NY but it gives me food for thought. Creeps like this need to be put to sleep, he's evil personified and a coward. Someone should do the same thing to him. What a coward!
2006-07-27 07:02:17 · answer #10 · answered by marianlaughs 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋