Wolf Stories, Arkte

Arkte’s story is a common one among human’s who put their own needs and desires above the welfare of another sentient being. She was not a house pet and did not act like a sweet domesticated pet. The ‘owner’ felt he could do anything he wanted, and her wild nature ended up being more and more restricted. She finally ended up being kept in a travel kennel in the bedroom of this individual. She was supposedly taken out to go on walks, but that was it. For six years she was contained in this fashion. Finally her situation came to the attention of animal control in Minnesota and she was confiscated for abuse and neglect.

We had originally helped a rescue in Wisconsin get her away from animal control, just before she was to be euthanized. Then it became apparent that she was an alpha and would challenge her new caretaker whenever she came into the temporary enclosure. This made it next to impossible to get her placed easily. The temporary caretaker would not let her go to an unqualified situation, which is very smart. It also made it impossible for her to stay where she was. The situation became critical when she was again being slated to be euthanized.

We could not allow this to happen. These are exactly the situations for which Wolf exists. Although we did not have the space available at the Sanctuary, we arranged to keep this little girl in a foster situation until space opened up. Brandy & Michelle (two of our exceptional volunteers) picked her up on December 16th.

She has now come to the Sanctuary and is doing great. With a larger enclosure, there has not been any dominance issues. She also seems to be taking all the snow in stride, even though she is somewhat underweight and lacking as thick a coat as most of the animals at the Sanctuary.

Recently a companion for her was rescued from Arkansas and as soon as his isolation period is over the two of them will be introduced to each other.