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Boy, three, loses his arm after being mauled by ‘WOLF hybrids‘ his family have been breeding
A three-year-old boy from Washington state had one of his arms amputated after he was severely mauled by wolf-dog hybrids his family have been breeding.
The toddler was viciously attacked by the animals when he walked into the yard of his family‘s home in Olympia on Monday afternoon and stuck his hand into one of the kennels, Thurston County Sheriff‘s Office said.
At least one of the canines bit the child on the hand and forearm, according to officials.
The boy‘s mother, who was inside the house but unaware that her son had gone outside, then called 911.
Deputies responded to the property and found the young boy suffering from serious injuries.
The victim was then airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he underwent a traumatic arm amputation and was listed in stable condition.
On Wednesday morning he was listed in a stable condition, according to .
Thurston County Animal Services and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife responded to the home and took away the family‘s two suspected wolf hybrids.
This is not the first time that one of the family’s wolfdogs has attacked someone.
In 2013, the station reported that a 140-pound wolf-dog hybrid Name Lakota jumped a fence on the property and attacked a German shepherd that also lived with the family.
Lakota‘s owner, Rich Mircale, was eventually able to corral the aggressive animal.
‘I wouldn‘t say it‘s a danger to the community. I would say animals are animals and they just need to be contained a little better,‘ he told the station after Lakota‘s capture.
In the wake of the incident, the canine narrowly avoided being euthanized and was later resettled at Wolf Haven International, reported the
Officials at the sanctuary said Lakota is so aggressive that they do not allow anyone in his pen.
This photo shows a pair of shepherd dogs the family were selling a couple of years ago
Under Washington state law, private citizens are allowed to keep and even breed wolf-dog hybrids with up to 98 per cent wolf DNA, but not purebred wolves.
According to officials at the Tenino-based wolf sanctuary, DNA tests showed that Lakota and other canines Rich Miracle‘s family had used in the past for breeding purposes were 100 per cent wolves.
It is unclear whether the two animals linked to Monday’s mauling were full wolves or hybrids.
Diane Gallegos, executive director at Wolf Haven International, told Q13Fox the sanctuary is currently caring for three of Miracle‘s wolfdogs, and according to her, two of them are purebred wolves.
Gallegos said she and her associates have been trying to stop the Olympia family from breeding wolfdogs for years without success.
‘It was a time-bomb waiting to happen,’ said Wendy Spencer, who runs the wolf rescue.
Following Monday’s attack, the two suspected wolfdogs have been placed under quarantine pending testing.
If it is determined that they are purebred wolves, the animals will not be returned to their owners.
Besides breeding wolf hybrids for sale, the family own a construction business specializing in tiny houses.
Source: https://stockdailydish.com/olympia-boy-loses-arm-after-being-mauled-by-wolf-hybrids/