Desi, September 29, 2010
In 2008, authorities in Idaho came to an agreement with Sandy Knox, a woman in her mid-seventies, to relinquish several wolves, five bobcats, and cats and dogs too numerous to count. She had been accused of keeping them in deplorable living conditions, and the deal allowed her to avoid criminal charges of animal cruelty.
“I love wild animals because they aren’t mean or ornery like people. They just love you,” Knox said. She was allowed to keep two bobcats and two wolves.
After months of negotiations, authorities from the county, the Idaho Humane Society, Idaho Fish and Game, and the USDA arrived at her house and transported the animals to a garage where they were examined by veterinarians. The animals were reported to be in good health.
Luci, March 21, 2010
Five wolves were sent to the Wolf Education & Research Center in Winchester, Idaho. Twelve wolves went to the Big Oak Wolf Sanctuary in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Cats and dogs went to the Humane Society in Boise. Three of the bobcats—one male, Desi, and two females, Luci and Tawny—were transferred to EFRC from the Idaho Humane Society.
Desi, December 26, 2009
Tawny, February 27, 2011
Tawny, December 20, 2009
