United States Wolf Refuge
Protecting the welfare of all wolves and wolf-dogs throughout North America.
Philosophy
The U.S. Wolf Refuge aims to promote and protect the welfare of all wolves and wolf-dogs throughout North America. The U.S. WOLF REFUGE believes that wolves are wildlife and belong in the wild as is naturally intended. Those who oppose the mere existence of the wolf must understand that the wolf is an absolute necessity to the natural balance of any ecosystem. Those who revere the wolf and make it out to be something greater than it is must understand the same thing. The wolf is simply a piece in Mother Nature’s delicate and complicated puzzle. Our overall goals are to return the wolf to its rightful place within any appropriate ecosystem and to promote healthy and harmonious relations between man and the wolf-dog.
It is only by the hand of man that wolves find themselves in captive living situations, forced to live their lives according to man’s rules. Wolves that have experienced domestic captive living situations can no longer be released into the wild. Therefore, they must live the remainder of their lives in captivity, behaving in a manner that is foreign to their nature
We strongly oppose the breeding of wolf dogs and actively strive to prevent it. We also oppose the keeping of pure wolves by private individuals.
Check out the video to learn more about the US Wolf Refuge and some of its residents.
It is estimated that there may be as many as 2,000,000 wolf dogs in this country. Animal control agencies and shelters will euthanize them without putting them up for adoption. We take in and care for those wolves and wolf-dogs who are socialized enough to adjust to a new living situation without significant trauma.
Education is the primary function of the UNITED STATES WOLF REFUGE. If we can correct many of the human behaviors that are causing the relational problems with these animals, we can reduce the number of these animals that are being brought into this world and improve the lives of both the humans and the wolf or the wolf-dog.