After a wolf hybrid attacked two dogs in James City, Virginia, the James City County Board of Supervisors is looking into restricting wolf hybrids.  But the problem with banning or restricting wolf hybrids is that technically all domesticated dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are ‘wolf hybrids’ since all domesticated dogs were descended from a subspecies of […]

It’s hard to classify wolf hybrid bans and restrictions.  Do they classify as breed-specific legislation (BSL)?  Are they an exotics ban?  Or should wolf hybrids be outlawed altogether from pet ownership since wolves are wild and so too then are wolf hybrids?  It’s a tricky subject too when you add to the discussion the fact […]