Lies are everywhere on social media

Embark

You know better than to believe everything you read on social media, right?

I don’t know what gets into people’s minds sometimes. I really don't.

*shakes head

I belong to a few wolfdog groups on Facebook, just to keep up with what’s going on in the wolfdog community and…

To steal… cover… newsworthy content for the Wolf Dog Channel on YouTube. *shhhh

Well, recently I posted in three of the largest wolfdog groups about the pending trial of a wolfdog named Briccs that has been withering away in solitary confinement for nearly a year after being accused of attacking a woman walking down the street in Cleveland, Ohio.

In any dog community, there are a lot of know-it-alls.

Humility and graciousness are often replaced by pride and a sense of superiority, it seems.

This appears especially true in the wolfdog community.

Just like wolves, wolfdogs have developed a certain air of magic and mystic.

Committed wolfdog community members feel the need to correct anyone who goes off brand and speaks negatively about wolfdogs in any way.

Members also pride themselves on wolfdog laws and regulations.

You see, it’s a necessary part of their world because wolfdogs are not allowed everywhere.

Hiding wolf content from authorities or flat out lying about it are common practice.

Lies and deceit are so engrained in the wolfdog community that even Embark DNA testing refuses to reveal related wolfdogs publicly.

As I recall, there was a huge backlash from the wolfdog community at the time in 2018.

In order to get away from any legal issues, Embark simply hid the relatives section for wolfdogs citing “privacy” reasons.

After posting Briccs’s story on Facebook, someone asked if it is legal to own a wolfdog in Cleveland, Ohio.

I correctly cited Ohio state law regarding wolfdogs that yes, indeed, Ohio is a legal wolf dog state.

Then, a woman had the gall to comment back that she has lived in Cleveland for twenty-two years and knows for a fact that Cleveland does NOT allow wolfdogs, despite the state law.

What is WRONG with people?

Just because you’ve lived somewhere for a long span of time doesn’t mean you know about the intricacies of wolfdog law in that area.

But alright then…

Although it seemed CRAZY to me that local ordinances could override state law, I didn’t know for sure, so instead of simply believing a random gal on Facebook, I resolved to look it up for myself.

Well, actually… I had Jody-Lynn look it up for me. *haha (Thanks, Jody!)

And guess what?

Cleveland follows Ohio state law.

Wolfdogs are, indeed, legal to own in Cleveland (even 99% high-content wolfdogs).

Briccs’s owner, Decardo March,

is heading to court TODAY!

Please pray for

fair treatment and swift answers.

Four court appointed attorneys have stepped down from the case.

And Decardo has not yet been able to raise enough money for private legal representation.  

And another wolfdog’s life hangs in the balance.

If you would like to help Decardo and Briccs, you can donate to his legal fund and help him receive the legal representation he desperately needs to fight this well-established system.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-briccs-help-free-an-innocent-wolfdog

Please also consider signing the petition to stop the innocent killing of this wolfdog and change the law so that no other dog must sit on death row awaiting trial.  

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-killing-of-an-innocent-wolfdog-and-fire-john-baird

Feel free to share any of these links and Briccs’ story with your friends.

The Dire Wolf Project

does NOT advocate for

wolfdog breeding and ownership.

But once a wolfdog has been born, it is up to the breeder, the owner, and the community in which it lives to honor their unique lives.

The wolfdog community is in desperate need of education and reform.

We stand with the many wolfdog rescues and sanctuaries that are full to the brim with waiting lists three years out.

LET WOLVES RUN FREE.

“The [wolfdog owners] eventually realized that there was no way they could manage a wolfdog and tried to find her a place to go. The breeder wouldn’t take her back. (I will refrain from expressing my reaction to that here. I’ll just mention that it is unprintable, and leave it at that.) I couldn’t find a rescue organization that had room, they were all bursting at the seams and exhausted from trying to take care of the misfits they already had. I don’t know what happened to her, but I’m sure it wasn’t pretty.”

- Patricia McConnell (world-renowned dog trainer)

Jennifer Stoeckl is the co-founder of the Dire Wolf Project, founder of the DireWolf Guardians American Dirus Dog Training Program, and owner/operator of DireWolf Dogs of Vallecito. She lives in the beautiful inland northwest among the Ponderosa pine forests with her pack of American Dirus dogs.

Embark

Does Clevland allow olfdogs?

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