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Our Most Recent Rescue Story
Other than recovering from a nasty cold, today was no different from
any other Saturday morning I have experienced. It was Beautiful,
sunny, and very nice with just a touch of autumn in the air. That all
changed a little after 12:00 noon.
The phone rang and on the other end
was Colleen Meeks. Colleen is a very special veterinarian. We used for
years before she sold her clinic. She has taken care of many of the
wolves and wolf/dogs that have been with us over the years. I was a
bit surprised by her call and when I heard her voice I knew there was
a problem.
She said that there were two wolf/dog hybrids at the Clinic
she was filling in at down south of us a bit. She wanted to know if we
could rescue the male. A male who appears to be about 6 years old and
very beautiful, a very high wolf blood creature.
My first thought was
to say, "I am sorry Colleen, but we just have our hands so full
it isn’t possible and besides, we do not do wolf/dog rescues any more."
I am sure she heard the hesitation in my voice because I heard something
in her voice as well…It sounded like the desperation I had felt in my
own voice at other times just like these. I told her we would head that
way…
The wolf/dogs, a mated pair, were both very beautiful. But there
were some complications. Animal control had brought these animals in
yesterday. The female had a prolapsed uterus which had been reported
to have been in this terrible condition for two months. The male,
was standing his ground as is the case most often. He had to be
captured by a neck catch device. Earlier this morning the animals had
been ordered put down. They had even been sedated in preparation for
this heartbreaking event.
We arrived at the Clinic and went inside. The female was the only animal
still there and true enough she was prolapsed very badly. Shortly
after our arrival the animal control team arrived with the male. We
went out to have a look at him. He is beautiful, though still feeling
the effects of the drugs given earlier.
Fortunately for him, Dr. Meeks along with the Animal Control team and
some other staff members would be able to save them from certain death.
But things are not always so easy. The female was still out. She was
unresponsive and soon she crossed over.
She breathed two deep breaths and it was ended. She would suffer no more.
The male is, as I write this, in an isolation enclosure here with us.
He is finally starting to come around and trying to stand up. We have
hopes that he will survive, though the sadness in his heart will certainly
stay with him for a very long time.
We did not have space for this beautiful creature. We could not afford
to give him a home. We had many reasons not to do what we did. We had
only one to DO what we did. That reasons was a simple one. We had no choice...
we could not let him die.
So it has been a very sad day. These animals once belonged to a wolf/dog
breeder. Now she will no longer bear babies for profit. She has crossed
over. He will no longer be used to sire babies for profit. As soon as he
is recovered he will be neutered. Colleen has offered to do this at no
charge to us.
If it were not for the efforts of People like Colleen, the Animal Control
Team and other staff members at the clinic…there would have been two
deaths this day.
Please... Please... if you know someone who is considering
buying a wolf/dog... please ask them not to. Ask them to spend the money
they would spend buying one of these animals and raising it by supporting
one that is already in a rescue. All breeders are not bad people, and I
would never ever want anyone to think that. The problem is this: When these
animals are sold, where they start out and where they end up may not be
the same. How many people who are NOT responsible breeders are buying
these special creatures to breed for profit?
And often we think, well I can buy one and save it from harm… yes, perhaps
that is true… but if we stop buying then we end the very heartbreaking
problem that exists. So I ask you to help one animal. Just one animal.
Help that animal that is already in a rescue or on death row, rather than
buying a baby to add to the rescue list.
These animals are not pets. They can be very difficult to deal with, and
you can bet, that the greater percentage of those who survive will wind up
in a rescue. And more than likely a rescue that is already stretched to the
limit and bordering on overcrowded.
Together we can all make a real difference, one animal at a time.
~Jim Windwalker, Director: Defend The Wolves
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