In December of 2022, Wild Spirit was asked to take in five high-content wolfdogs in need of urgent rescue after their owner passed away. They were already beyond their maximum capacity, with no open enclosures for intakes, but wanted nothing more than to save these animals’ lives. 

Thankfully, they were not alone in this endeavor and in just days, a team of individuals came together from across the country to not only retrieve these animals but build them new enclosures too!

After arriving to pick them up, it was clear that they were all experiencing high levels of stress, likely from living in 10’x10′ kennels in addition to the commotion on site.  Thanks to the experience and teamwork of everyone involved, the process of getting animals out of their enclosures, vetted, and into transport vans flew by at record pace. Within a matter of hours, these five were on their way to a happy ending. 

Before leaving, the team learned of three additional high-content animals living on site, one of whom passed away before rescue became an option. This surprise lead to Wild Spirit committing to come back for these animals as soon as they could build additional enclosures, which ended up being in May of 2023. Seven animals ended up leaving with Wild Spirit to start new lives. 

Since arriving at Wild Spirit, these animals have flourished in their new massive enclosures, sharing their lives with their wolfdog companions and human caretakers, accepting love in their own time and on their own terms.