Tala

sex: female
born: March 2000
birth place: Washington

given sanctuary: 28 July 2000
(currently residing at a foster location)

 

Tala's Story

Tala was received in a fashion that breaks all of our rules for potential placement. Her owner had called, inquiring about placement possibilities. It appeared that he had several wolf-dogs he believed to be pure wolves, and was getting a considerable amount of grief from his neighbors. It also appeared that in the jurisdiction which he lived, the laws allowed animal control to confiscate and kill an animal for any reason when called to a disturbance. He was desperate to find some place to put them. We explained our current situation and the lack of space for another animal. We gave him the names of some other sanctuaries and an Internet site to check out for a listing of rescues.

Several weeks after this call, we suddenly find him driving into the sanctuary with Tala and her two litter mates, Matoskah and Meeka. He was adamant about the peril the animal was in and the absolute need to get him placed now. Although we were hesitant to respond to this type of approach, our situation had changed slightly, as we had lost Cherokee due to stress during our first fire evacuation. It appeared that we possibly could include Matoskah in Bear's enclosure. We also had a foster home that could take in the other two. We did not want to penalize the animals for the actions of the human, and we accepted them and moved forward with that plan in mind.

Tala and her sister, Meeka were placed at the foster home. They have grown considerably since the first time we saw them and are doing great in their foster home.

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