Re: Pet Wolf
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:31 am
Well, actually...alphanubilus wrote:Correction... the California Law mandates that a person can not be in possession of a full wolf/ and or F1 Wolf/Dog hybrid. In short if you have an F2 or above hybrid of which is a second to third generation wolf/dog hybrid or a wolf dog hybrid/hybrid, there aren't any special laws. Most breeders that legally sell wolves, usually sell F2 or above hybrids, such as this case with Fire Mountain Wolves.
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 2118:
"It is unlawful to..." (blah, blah, blah, blah) "...possess..." (blah, blah) "... any wild animal of the following species:" (blah, blah, blah) "...Order Carnivora (carnivores) All species, except domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and domestic cats (Felis catus)..." (blah, blah, blah...)
Title 14, Section 2125, Subsection (a): States that it is a misdemeanor punishable by six months confinement. It is not a felony as I had claimed. I was misinformed. My bad.
Title 14, DFG Manual Section 671, Subsection (2k) Goes on to specifically itemize "Order Carnivora:..." (blah, blah, blah) "... Wolves, Foxes, Coyotes,..." (blah, blah, blah...)
Title 14, Section 2155: (blah, blah) "...The provisions of this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the progeny of any wild animal..." (blah, blah, blah, ad nauseum...)
If anybody feels that anything of material interest to the topic at hand is to be found in all of those blahs, please direct your browser to http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/pdffiles/fg1518.pdf and be prepared for a beast of a read (Title 14 is rather voluminous).
Yeah, but it is more likely to happen with a wolf (or any other wild animal). They are predators. They're hard-wired to view anything or anybody who is not a member of their "pack" as either a rival, a tresspasser, or prey. The only reason wolves are not regularly attacking humans is because they have an innate fear of humans. And you're right: that lack of fear in dogs means there are a whole butt-load of dog-maulings annually. You teach an animal to not fear humans, and that animal is a wild predator (as opposed to a domesticated one, which tends to be more accepting of strangers), you might get lucky, but the odds are good that you're going to have a very bad incident. Keeping a wolf captive and thinking of it as a pet, no different than a dog is, is dumb. If you do it, and somebody gets killed, guess who's criminally liable?alphanubilus wrote:As for the case of the unfortunate wolf owner... That can happen with ANY canine... although I would LOVE to see a man ravaged by a Pamaranian. Blade 3 still gives me chuckles... I've heard of people being attacked a mauled by Labs, of which is rather rare, but it does happen.
No, it's done for reasons of public safety.alphanubilus wrote:Personally I think a lot of these laws are nothing more than that old anti-wolf descrimination mentality.