
Ashley
sex: female
born:
21 April 1988
birth
place: Black Hawk, CO
given
sanctuary: 01 March 1998
Ashley's Story
Ashley's
story is similar to that of many of the wolf-dogs that come into this
world. A breeder in the Black Hawk area of Colorado was fascinated
with these animals, and tried to make a living working with them.
Circumstances eventually caused the individual to sell his property,
making arrangements with the new owner to allow him to keep his wolf
enclosure and his last three animals in that enclosure. Ashley, her
sister Jasmine, and another sister, whose name we never determined,
were doing all right with this arrangement. As fate would have it,
their owner slowly began to neglect the animals. Concerned neighbors
became involved when the unnamed sister was found dead, purportedly
of starvation. They began trekking food and water, in the winter,
over a mile from the closest access road they could reach. As they
kept up their arduous endeavor, they attempted to alert authorities
to the plight of the remaining two animals.
Fate again
entered the picture. The current owner of the property defaulted on
the mortgage, and the mortgage company foreclosed and had a survey
performed that determined that the enclosure was on U.S. Forest Service
property. The mortgage company immediately petitioned the Forest Service
to remove the animals and the enclosure.
Wolf was contacted by the Forest Service, in an effort to find a home for
them if it became necessary to confiscate them from the current owner.
Attempts were made to allow the owner to voluntarily place the animals
at Wolf. As the time frame dragged on
and the owner could not or would not accomplish the task, the Forest
Service moved in and seized the animals. They were turned over to
Wolf and began their new life.
Ashley and
Jasmine share an enclosure, and have adapted very well to their home.
Ashley is the dominant animal, and volunteers joke that Ashley's job
is to pin Jasmine. Jasmine’s job is to scream as if she is being dismembered.
In actuality, both animals are flourishing, and no injury has ever
been inflicted. Although very shy, both animals have bonded with several
of the Wolf volunteers, and enjoy being given attention.
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