Family’s pet ‘wolf-hybrid’ kills 3-month-old baby in Alabama

 
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:17 pm    Post subject: Family’s pet ‘wolf-hybrid’ kills 3-month-old baby in Alabama

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Family’s pet ‘wolf-hybrid’ kills 3-month-old baby in Alabama, sheriff’s office says


A 3-month-old baby in Alabama died after being bitten by a “wolf-hybrid” kept as the family’s pet, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Around 12:54 p.m. on Thursday, sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and county animal control officers responded to a 911 call about an apparent animal attack involving an infant at a home in Chelsea, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

The infant was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead due to injuries suspected to have been caused by the animal, the release said.

A wolf-hybrid is a term for a canine with mixed wolf and dog ancestry. The family was aware there was wolf in the dog’s lineage, Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans confirmed to CNN on Saturday.

By request of law enforcement, the animal was euthanized at the scene and taken to the Alabama State Diagnostics Laboratory.

The death remains under investigation and an autopsy will be performed, Evans said.

“We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate and tragic event,” Chelsea Mayor Tony Picklesimer said in a statement Friday. “We lift up the family and all those affected with our deepest prayers and thoughts.”

He offered a word of caution to exotic pet owners, according to CNN affiliate WBRC.

“It’s just unthinkable that this could happen to this baby,” he said. “If you choose to own an exotic pet, what comes with that is additional responsibilities to be sure that not only your family is safe, but your neighbors are safe.”

Chelsea is about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham and has about 16,000 people, according to the US Census.

https://www.cnn.com/us/baby-wolf-hybrid-pet-alabama/index.html
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:17 pm    Post subject:

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'It's sad really': Neighbor shocked after baby boy killed by illegal wolf-hybrid pet

CHELSEA, Ala. — A neighbor described his reaction Friday after learning from authorities a baby boy living in a home on the same road was killed by his family's pet wolf-hybrid — which is illegal in Alabama.

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"I feel bad about it," Roger Swiney said. "It's sad really, especially real young."


The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said the infant was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead from the injuries suspected to have been caused by a wolf-hybrid the family was keeping as a pet.

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"It's not a good idea to own wildlife," executive director of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society Allison Black Cornelius said.


Cornelius said while there is no confusion that keeping wolf-hybrids as pets is illegal in Alabama because there is no rabies vaccine for them (something required by the state for all felines and canines), there is a gray area when determining whether an animal is a hybrid.

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"Unless they do a DNA test or they have access to some science, we often run into people who think they have a wolf-hybrid pet and do not," Cornelius said.


Currently, there is no local ordinance in Chelsea prohibiting owners from having a wolf-hybrid, but Chelsea Mayor Tony Picklesimer said that may change in the future.


This story has me confused. If wolf-hybrids are illegal in Alabama, then why would Chelsea, Ala. need an ordinance prohibiting owners from having a wolf-hybrid?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:30 pm    Post subject:

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'It's sad really': Neighbor shocked after baby boy killed by illegal wolf-hybrid pet

CHELSEA, Ala. — A neighbor described his reaction Friday after learning from authorities a baby boy living in a home on the same road was killed by his family's pet wolf-hybrid — which is illegal in Alabama.

Quote:
"I feel bad about it," Roger Swiney said. "It's sad really, especially real young."


The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said the infant was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead from the injuries suspected to have been caused by a wolf-hybrid the family was keeping as a pet.

Quote:
"It's not a good idea to own wildlife," executive director of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society Allison Black Cornelius said.


Cornelius said while there is no confusion that keeping wolf-hybrids as pets is illegal in Alabama because there is no rabies vaccine for them (something required by the state for all felines and canines), there is a gray area when determining whether an animal is a hybrid.

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"Unless they do a DNA test or they have access to some science, we often run into people who think they have a wolf-hybrid pet and do not," Cornelius said.


Currently, there is no local ordinance in Chelsea prohibiting owners from having a wolf-hybrid, but Chelsea Mayor Tony Picklesimer said that may change in the future.


This story has me confused. If wolf-hybrids are illegal in Alabama, then why would Chelsea, Ala. need an ordinance prohibiting owners from having a wolf-hybrid?

I think those people who have small children and hybrid animals are more confused.
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