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Aurora Animal Control claims longtime family dog is wolf hybrid, won’t return him to owners
Fox 31 Denver ^ | March 12, 2017 | Tammy Vigil

Posted on 03/14/2017 1:40:16 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments

The family's veterinarian also says the same thing. But Aurora Animal Control thinks Capone is a wolf-hybrid.

"It's been real painful," 11-year-old Ciara Abbato said.

"Our German shepherd, Capone, got out Feb. 24. He jumped the fence. It’s the first time in the seven years we’ve lived here," said Capone’s owner, Tracy Abbato.

Aurora Animal Control picked up Capone that day, but turned away his family when they tried taking him home.

"They say he is a hybrid-wolf now and don't want to release (him) back to us because he is an exotic animal,” Abbato said.

The city ran a DNA test to determine his breed on March 1 and if the results prove he's a wolf-hybrid, the family dog could be put down.

Animal control said based on Capone's mannerisms, behavior and physical characteristics, they suspect he is part wolf.

"I am 100 percent confident he is not a wolf, not a doubt in my mind," Abbato said.

But while they await the test results, Capone sits in the Aurora Animal Shelter, away from his family and his two buddies who've grown up together from puppies.

"It's hard for me. It's hard for my kids. He's a family member. We've had him for almost 10 years. We miss him," Abbato said.

(Excerpt) Read more at kdvr.com ...


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KEYWORDS: auroraco; dogs; exotics; pets; wolfhybrid
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1 posted on 03/14/2017 1:40:16 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments
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Um...aren’t dogs descended from wolves...our lab aussie mix could act wolf like at times...What idiots.


2 posted on 03/14/2017 1:42:15 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

All dogs are Hybrid Wolves


3 posted on 03/14/2017 1:42:41 PM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Hillary is Ameritrash, pass it on)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

Animal Control Officers at least here in VA are full-fledged
LEOs. You don’t want to mess with them.


4 posted on 03/14/2017 1:43:45 PM PDT by tgusa (gun control: hitting your target.)
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To: bert

Morons.


5 posted on 03/14/2017 1:43:57 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Forgotten Amendments

They actually ran a DNA test to find out the animal was related to wild animals at some point.

You can’t make this stuff up folks. IDIOTS!


6 posted on 03/14/2017 1:47:19 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

Once I saw that this happened in the Denver metro area it made all the sense in the world. That place (and most of the front range area) is like F. Scott Fitzgerald in Ted 2!


7 posted on 03/14/2017 1:47:31 PM PDT by 3boysdad (The very elect.)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

This is so wrong. I had a wolf hybrid many years ago. They are very loyal animals.


8 posted on 03/14/2017 1:47:35 PM PDT by blackbetty59
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To: Forgotten Amendments

I worked with a guy that had a wolf/german shepherd mix.

The dog was a BAD dog, downright evil.

Of course, so was the guy I worked with. I do not blame the dog for his actions, rather the owner.

This is a story I hope works out well for the owners.


9 posted on 03/14/2017 1:48:31 PM PDT by BBB333 (The power of TRUMP compels you!)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

That dog was sold to the family as a German Shepard by the same government Animal Control that now wants to take it away.

The Animal Control should be sued for fraud and endangerment if they refuse to return the dog to it’s family

There is no evidence of the dog being aggressive or a danger


10 posted on 03/14/2017 1:49:12 PM PDT by rdcbn (.... when Poets buy guns, tourist season is over ...)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

They should demand to get their own DNA test.
Don’t trust the government to tell the truth about theirs.


11 posted on 03/14/2017 1:49:22 PM PDT by TigersEye (We all have a stake in MAGA! We all need to contribute our efforts.)
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Every dog on this planet is a WOLF!
Chihuahuas to Great Danes, ALL came from wolves!................


12 posted on 03/14/2017 1:51:34 PM PDT by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?.......)
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To: blackbetty59

My friend’s dog “Wolfie” (a malamute) lives in Colorado now that she had to move to Utah to live with her son. Wolfie is with her grandson in CO. I hope it’s not a crime to name a dog “Wolfie”!


13 posted on 03/14/2017 1:52:43 PM PDT by RebelTXRose (Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us! PRAY THE ROSARY!)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

I want to add that my mother, who has been dead for 30 years, was raised with a wolf as a pet. She was one of 9 children who grew up in the bottoms, on a cotton farm. They rescued a wolf pup, and he lived with them for many years, as a pet, until he died.


14 posted on 03/14/2017 1:53:42 PM PDT by blackbetty59
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To: rdcbn

It is common with wolf/dog hybrids to be a mix of German Shepherd and wolf. Mine was, too.


15 posted on 03/14/2017 1:54:37 PM PDT by blackbetty59
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To: tgusa
Animal Control Officers at least here in VA are full-fledged LEOs. You don’t want to mess with them.

The one in my rural county was a sadistic nut. He was replaced by a wonderful man. You may have seen him on the news. He spent Thanksgiving in the dog pound to raise funds/awareness.

16 posted on 03/14/2017 1:55:00 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (Nessie ... Sasquatch ... The Free Syrian Army ...)
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To: RebelTXRose

Sounds like “Wolfie” has a great home. I’m sure your friend misses him.


17 posted on 03/14/2017 1:56:30 PM PDT by blackbetty59
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To: Red Badger

Ani-Yun-Wiya story:

The Great Spirit separated man from animals...He drew a line on the ground between them...

The line began to grow into a large canyon, just before it became too big, the dog leaped across and sat beside man...


18 posted on 03/14/2017 2:00:05 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: goodnesswins

“Um...aren’t dogs descended from wolves...our lab aussie mix could act wolf like at times...What idiots.”

Yeah, mine thinks she’s a wolf until she hears a food can opening.


19 posted on 03/14/2017 2:15:46 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: Forgotten Amendments

I hope this works out for the owners. Some animal shelters come into the control of animal rights nuts. They usually try to find any reason to euthanize animals. The owners need to run their own DNA tests and be prepared to file suit.


20 posted on 03/14/2017 2:16:24 PM PDT by Varda
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