03/02/2025
Ok guys. Here's the story.
There's this guy named Duncan that is claiming to be a licensed veterinary technician offering different services for pets. At some point he was even claiming to have a veterinarian on staff which turned out to be false. Anyway, I also offer these services, and to be clear, this has nothing to do with competition or anything like that. I'm a firm believer that "everyone has a pet, there's more than enough business to go around" this is a PSA about him as a person. After reading some disturbing things about him and personally witnessing some unhinged behavior, I blocked him on both my personal page and my business page without ever speaking to him. This was about the end of January. Well, about 3 days ago, I received a text message from Duncan. The first thing he asked was if I was still in Arkansas and if i was still working. As a woman, I never answer these types of questions. Especially from random unhinged men. After a few different questions from him and vague answers from me, he told me "You should be kinder to bizarre strangers who randomly message you to insultingly ask you for advise π" and a few other things that made me uncomfortable (I have receipts on all of this info if you want it.) Including "try not to express your glands in my presence πππ"
It turns out that he went to one of my clients houses (to service her pet) and asked about me. She never told him my name or any other information. He proceeded to go to her neighbors house (who was also a client) who is a woman in her 90s. He, again, asked about me under the ruse of "asking for advice about running a business" she gave him my information (I don't blame her or hold it against her in any way, this is on him) and when he couldn't find me on social media, due to being blocked, he reached out to me via text. After the uncomfortable message, I responded with "if you text me again I'll call the cops" he continued to message and try backtrack with some bs lies about not even knowing who I was. Even though he was actively seeking me out.
This message is not to "bash a small business" it is simply to bring awareness. Please please please be careful who you invite into your home. I'm not the only one who has experienced this with Duncan. But I really hope I'm the last.
I don't quite know where to go from here. I haven't actually contacted the police because I'm not sure what they can even do. I've taken down my "I'm in this area this week" type of posts and have also removed the advertisement for my business off my vehicle because JUST IN CASE, I dont want to advertise my location. If you have any advice on this more personal note, please let me know.
Also, since he's blocked, he can't see this, right?
I will pm all the screenshots I have if anyone wants them.