Ashley

sex: female
born: 21 April 1988
birth place: Black Hawk, CO

deceased: 21 November 2006

given sanctuary: 01 March 1998

Ashley's Memorial
see Newsletter - Winter 06-07 (click)

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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