Wolf-dog ban shot down in New Jersey
Wolf-hybrid dogs will not be banned in one in a rural northwestern New Jersey town, the Associated Press reports.
Holland Township officials had proposed the ordinance in September, after five of Cliff Zager's 14 wolf dogs escaped. The animals have gotten out twice since then.
The Township Committee rejected the proposal late Tuesday night, just one day after the latest escape , the fifth such incident since 2005.
However, the panel will consider another measure that may limit the number of wolf dogs that may be kept to seven.
Wolf dogs are defined as dogs with a wolf ancestor in the past three generations.
No one has been injured by the animals, but police say the dogs killed two domestic turkeys the last time they got out.
Wolf pups play at the Mission Wolf refuge near Westcliff, Colo., in this Jan. 1997, AP file photo.
Comments
I personally think that all wolf/dog crosses should be banned. I love both dogs & wolves, but I've done enough research on the cross/breds to believe that they do not make good pets. Few people are equipped mentally or psychologically to handle such an animal. It's also not fair to the animals themselves. Also I've had people here in the Newton area brag to me that they have one like it's a great thing. In my opinion people with that kind of attitude don't need a dog, let alone a wolf/dog cross. I hope that that town rethinks their decision.
Posted by: Kathy Cook | December 1, 2009 10:51 AM