Douglas "Fausty" Spink

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Douglas "Fausty" Spink (March 17, 1971(p63) - 2020) was a famous zoophile and a central character in the book Uniquely Dangerous. He cofounded the podcast Zooier Than Thou in 2019, and died of cancer in January of 2020.

Early Life

Raised in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, Spink spent his early years (2-4) pony riding and fox hunting(p67). At 11-12, he had won 2 young pony hunter championships(p67). During the summer of 1993, he worked for a dog breeder(p71), it was here he had his first sexual experience with a canine(pg67).

After high school he attended Reed College in Portland - he often brought his Golden Retriever Gifford to class with him(p70).

In 1993 Spink earned a degree in Cultural Anthropology, and quickly moved to Chicago the following year(p71). After the move, he went on to earn a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, and get married(p71). He worked his way to a well-paying job at Boston Consulting group(p71) in the same year, eventually ending up as the Financial Director of Safecard Services(p71).

In 1996 Spink founded Timberline Direct(p73), a company he sold two years later for $5.4M(p73). He used a portion of this money to purchase Capone, a race horse, for $27,000(p73), and found Timberline Farms in Beaverton, Portland, an organisation that imported and bred Grand Prix show jumping horses(p75) and that eventually required $30,000 a month in operating fees(p76). He also, along with his wife, ran a Golden Retriever rescue and breeding organisation(p75). The white star Capone donned on his forehead was the inspiration for the identical tattoo on Spink's arm(p73).

At some point in the late 90s, he was outed by another zoo(p81). This perhaps led to the separation of him and his wife from the same year up to 2001, though they were still partners. However, in 2003, Spink ended his marriage when he took custody of his Golden Retriever Rion(p87).

Family

Spink had one sister, Joy, who was born three years prior to him(p63).

Career

Spink began his career as analyst with Boston Consulting Group, where he consulted with Fortune 100 companies.

In the mid- to late-1990s, he helped found and support several early Internet and technology companies in Oregon. Through the sale of several small businesses, he became a multimillionaire. Despite this, he declared bankruptcy in 2002.

Criminal history

After declaring bankruptcy in 2002, Spink began smuggling cocaine and marijuana in and out of Canada for Robert Kesling, a regional drug lord. In 2005, he was apprehended when law enforcement stopped him while he was transporting nearly 375 pounds of cocaine, estimated at a value of $34 million. Because of his cooperation with investigators, he received a three-year prison sentence. After release, he was placed on parole.

During the 2005 traffic stop, investigators got the first hint that Spink was practicing bestiality. They noted “Spink was strangely protective of a female German shepherd that was with him”, Cmdr. Steve Clopp also clarified they “didn't bother” with the odd behavior due to their “more pressing concerns.”Most important of which was the 372 pounds of cocaine in the car.

The same year, the Enumclaw horse sex case, in which Kenneth Pinyan died as a result of having filmed sex with a horse, occurred on Spink's farm. Spink is reported to have dropped Pinyan off at the hospital; cameras caught his license plate as he fled the scene, leading back to Spink’s ranch. Spink kept tabs on the case until his arrest, actively supporting James Michael Tait, who was jailed for filming Pinyan. Pinyan's death rapidly prompted the enactment of a bill by the Washington State Legislature that prohibits both sex with animals and the videotaping of such an act. Under current Washington law, bestiality is now a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

In April 2010, investigators in Tennessee contacted Spink's probation officer to inform him that Spink had become involved in the criminal proceedings against Tait, who had been convicted of trespassing in the Enumclaw horse sex case and was currently charged with bestiality. On April 14, a 19-member SWAT team raided Spink’s compound for violating the parole of his 2005 arrest. While there, they arrested a man who was on the property and ultimately plead guilty to animal cruelty charges. Spink received a sentence of three years in federal prison and two years of probation under the condition that "he shut down his websites promoting zoophilia and bestiality; and that he not possess, produce or distribute any bestiality videos or photos".

In 2013, following Spink's prison sentence, he was placed on parole with several conditions, including agreeing to regular checks of any hard drives for inappropriate pornographic material and refraining from voluntary contact with animals. Additionally, courts ordered him to "shut down all websites owned, operated, or under his control that promote or contain zoophilia, bestiality or any sexual act with animal[s]". Further, the hard drives that were taken during the 2010 investigation were not returned due to Spink's skill and knowledge regarding technology under the assumption that he may be able to recover deleted inappropriate files and/or encrypted data.

Almost immediately, Spink returned to bestiality websites, obtained a dog, and boarded horses at a nearby farm. In 2014, he was sentenced to nine months in prison for violating parole, "the longest sentence U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Martinez could impose". In an 2014 interview, Spink stated of his public crimes, "A core precedent was set: No longer can zoophobes in this country batter and coerce people like me into silence with threats of violence."

After his release from prison, Spink crossed the border into Canada and was arrested and jailed at least twice for entering the country and obtaining dogs, actions disallowed by his parole.

Spink ignored this and continued owning dogs, starting an Zoophilia podcast, and taking part in activism until his death.