Since: Thursday, January 21, 2010

Email Address: flyingrichardhotmail.com

Phone number: 907-378-2807

Post Title: Richard Hayden -Alaska -- Beware!!

Location: nationwide

States affected: ALL - pretty much everywhere    

Notes:
Richard Hayden is currently seeking dogs throughout the US, from
> rescue groups, shelters, and from private individuals via sites like
> Craigslist. Rescues and shelters are often impressed that he is
> willing to adopt at such a long distance and assume that someone
> willing to spend so much money to get a dog must be a good home.
> According to some of his information he lives in an RV with three
> German Shepherds. In other applications he states he lives in a house
> with a yard. Sometimes he says he has one dog, in other cases no dogs.
> He is an experienced con man and knows what to say and how to work the
> system. He has groups of devoted followers on Internet forums who
> think they know him and believe that he’s a good home.
>
> The truth is very different.
>
> He has adopted countless dogs that have since disappeared. At least 3
> dogs from rescues have died within weeks of arrival in Alaska. He told
> the rescues that two of them died of cancer (after being in perfect
> health and vet checked prior to sending) but he has been unwilling to
> produce any veterinary references to support his claims. The third dog
> supposedly drowned. He has adopted several other dogs from Anchorage
> and Fairbanks animal control that have since disappeared. He has
> potentially gotten many other dogs from Craigslist and similar sites.
>
> He usually has multiple ads in different cities running. He will
> typically back off when rescues and shelters request a home visit or
> reference checks but is savvy to adoption screening systems and is
> good at manipulating well-meaning people to pull dogs for him. He
> flies a small plane and sometimes comes for dogs himself, in other
> cases he has them shipped to Alaska.
>
> He prefers German Shepherds but is known to have taken Labs, Pit
> Bulls, and a Malamute mix. The dogs he gets are always large breed
> spayed females. He prefers dogs that are overweight with passive,
> docile temperaments.
>
> Please crosspost widely! It is especially important to warn shelters
> who may not typically receive these alerts or be as likely to do the
> home visits and veterinary reference checks that would immediately
> expose this person.
>
>