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Hawk was bred in Pennsylvania, where he was bottle raised and well-socialized with people. However, at eighteen-months old, he was sold to a woman in Ohio who badly abused him along with the rest of the wolves and wolf dogs in her compound. This would have continued was it not for an escape of one of her animals that caught the attention of the local Humane Society. All of the lady's animals were seized and impounded, while she was prosecuted for cruelty and neglect. Hawk spent nine months in a tiny cage at the shelter, where he grew depressed and wary of humans. The authorities did not want to euthanize the animals and sought rescues to take them. We agreed to take Hawk, and luckily, the good people at Continental Airlines donated his flight to us. Hawk lived with an older female, Tori, and the two got along well until she passed away from old age. |
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Hawk was a beautiful white wolf whose needs conflicted with one another. Because of the abuse he suffered, he was shy with strangers, but because of his social puppyhood, he was also very needy of attention. He would usually grab onto clothing and not let go, which could be intimidating to people not use to it. However, it was not for certain that he would show interest in a new caretaker; he would either like them or not. Hawk could be playful, and would sometimes like to play with a tennis ball or steal articles of clothing from his caretakers. But most often, Hawk would just stay to himself and let his mate, Cove, check things out first. He did get along very well with Cove, and the two enjoyed joining forces and fence-fighting neighbors. However, age caught up with Hawk, and over a period of a month, it became obvious that our man was slowing down. He passed away peacefully in the morning while volunteers were bustling around doing chores.
Hawk was an Arctic wolf. He passed away at the age of fifteen. |
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