This is a photo of a "Hybrid." This is as close to a wolf as one can get IMO.
Posted on 07/18/2006 7:25:28 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
Westmoreland woman found dead in wolf pen
Wolf hybrids killed
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Humane agents warned a Westmoreland County woman it was only a matter of time before the wolf hybrids she kept as pets turned on her.
Authorities are trying to determine if the pets attacked and killed Sandra L. Piovesan, whose body was found mauled in the fenced pen where the hybrids were housed...
Piovesan, who lived alone, had raised and bred wolf hybrids for several years, sometimes drawing complaints from neighbors.
"Everybody told her this would happen, but she just wouldn't listen. She was a very likable person, but she was just delusional about their danger, and totally misguided."
Wolves in the wild fear people because humans are their only predators, said James Paulson, outreach coordinator with Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico. But wolf hybrids are more dangerous than wild wolves because they don't fear humans, Gower said...
State police Trooper Brian Gross said Piovesan's body was mauled "pretty bad" by the hybrids.
Gross said humane officers tranquilized the six animals before troopers shot and killed them...
She sometimes kept nearly a dozen wolf hybrids and occasionally invited visitors inside the pen to see them. She built a playground with tunnels and climbing stations for the animals.
Wolf hybrids do not make good pets, experts say...
"She loved those wolves just like pets. She told me she was part American Indian, and she told me it was part of her ethnic background," said Brian Gallagher, a longtime friend.
"They were all one pack ... including Sandra, who was considered the leader of the pack. I think one of them may have wanted to take over as leader of the pack." ...
Gieselman said Piovesan fed the hybrids roadkill.
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
Wolf attack ping.
Apparently so... no meat tenderizer needed.
A co-worker of mine 4 year old son was killed by a wolf-hybrid a few years back. It wasn't his, but a neighbor's that had gotten out of it's backyard pen and came across the fence and killed him. They had complained to authorities before, but they could not do anything as the animal was kept well and was told it was not a danger........
Speak about biting the hand that feeds you!
Maybe the wolves didn't eat that Indian part.
Idiot.
That's usually the case.
There were no laws against having the animal. They considered it a "DOG". It was kept in a clean pen, plenty of food and fresh water, no abuse. Owner claimed it was no different than a German Sheperd.......
The other, OTHER white meat.
This is a photo of a "Hybrid." This is as close to a wolf as one can get IMO.
Tragic story. My point is essentially that you can't rely on authorities to do anything so you have to take precautionary or defensive measures on your own. Authorities react only after something bad has already happened.
Ground beef with d-Con seasoning comes to mind..........
A dozen??? I knew someone with one back in Arizona. He was the sweetest thing but having a dozen is not smart.
dog ping
Besides wolves are meant to roam large forests, not little doggie pens. Darwin award winner.
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Apparently the wolves blitzed her.
Becasue its "cool"
Its dangerous and usually cruel to the animal as they still retain as this story shows much of their wild instinct
Wild animals should be left in the wild
Gieselman said Piovesan fed the hybrids roadkill.
She might have looked like roadkill to them..........
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