Ma’anar ƙamus na “barawon shanu” shi ne mutumin da yake satar dabbobin gida, kamar shanu ko shanu, waɗanda ake kiwon namansu ko nono. Ana ɗaukar satar shanu a matsayin babban laifi a yawancin hukunce-hukuncen da ke iya haifar da hukunci mai tsanani, gami da ɗaurin kurkuku da tara.
