Exotic Incident #1347

Incident Date:
09/28/2009
Location:
Holland Township, NJ - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Wolf Hybrid
Animal disposition:
Recaptured

Summary:

Authorities continued to search for the last of six wolf hybrids that escaped their enclosure. Five were recovered but the sixth was reported to have been hit by a car and wasn’t located. Reports indicated that this was the fourth time this year the wolf hybrids had escaped their compound. **UPDATE: 10/03/09 The sixth wolf hybrid returned to his possessor early Saturday morning. Despite earlier reports that the hybrid wolf had suffered injuries from being hit by a car, his possessor said he didn’t see any injuries. It was believed that one of the hybrids attacked and killed a cat.

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