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
Subject: 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 66002
(913) 367-DOGS