Hello everyone! I've been making sure no spam or horrible posts come through to your feed. I hope to continue keeping the community safe and have it able to grow without anyone worrying that they'll see something pop up on their feed. This post has nothing to do with the person who posted here in the past. That is a separate person.

This is regarding my dear friends over at r/Rats. Unfortunately, an abuser has flooded their subreddit with torture posts and threats. The man has been identified but continues to threaten to post more content. His victims tend to be rats and birds but he has threatened to escalate onto other animals and he may appear in other subreddits as a result.

A general note for any abuse you may see in the future on Reddit/social media.

1. Do not engage directly with the poster. They want you to react with anger and panic.
2. Do not interact as the person on the other side may simply be a loser child with issues or a very unstable person who can do great harm.
3. Record and save the abuse evidence before reporting. It may be very useful. Full-page screenshots and save any links! Get any details about their profiles. Save all their comments and post history. They may be key to making connections later on.
4. If you don't know the user's location, report it to the IC3: https://www.ic3.gov/ For animal abuse, it may ask you for victim info. Fill out your own info as much as you can and report any details or media. That's why the screenshots and links are important.

I know there is a high chance that many of you are not just solely in guinea pig groups but many other animal subreddits. What I request of you is to keep your eyes peeled within other communities you may be a part of. If you see rat abuse in particular or other things that may warrant looking into, please contact the email dontfwithrats@proton.me with any information or questions.

The man in question is an obese, bald, disabled man in his 40s from Oregon. He appears nice and an animal lover on the outside but in reality he tricks people into giving their pets to him and gathers animals off Facebook and Craigslist.

So as a warning to all who may ever find themselves in a situation where you may need to rehome an animal. Always vet potential adopters VERY thoroughly. Sometimes rehoming fees are not enough. You need to see live footage or proof of their setups, and thoroughly confirm their history with animals. Sometimes references can be good but do not simply trust anyone blindly! Do research into the people you adopt out to. See what their social media involves and ask them questions. If you get a bad feeling from someone, do not be polite, back out!

last time this happened, we ended up finding out who the poster was and reporting them to local police. if you are able, please do. if not, please report this user and content to the above.

Does this sub have active mods? I just saw a horrible video posted by an animal abuser. Please report the video and user asap. If you know where they are located, PLEASE contact the authorities in their area as this is a crime. MODS!!!!!! if you are active and see this, this KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS SUB NEEDS SOME KIND OF VERIFICATION OR KARMA REQUIREMENT! I am crying my eyes out after seeing some sick troll’s animal abuse video.

We lost our dearest piggy, Pip, today. My daughter is just devastated and Pip’s little sister seems confused.

[picture of my sweet boy bart for attention] i'm not sure it this is allowed to be posted but it is awful and i want the mods to see! extreme_problem5666 is posting videos mutilating, abusing, killing, and torturing guinea pigs in here, is there any way to get him banned from this group???? i saw one video and it made me sick to my stomach :( mods delete if needed, but i just wanted to see if there is something that could be done.

i've reported every single post, DO NOT go on that account if you don't want to see these horrible posts :(

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Discovered these two hiding underneath my lounge chairs in the rain covered in mud because my Husky was obsessed with trying to get underneath them. Poor babies, they got a nice bath and good thing I had left over supplies from my last pair! The silverish one is a male and the black and tan one is female. Speaking of the female, I think she is pregnant too.