Alaska regulates wolf hybrids

     In an effort to eliminate hybrids from Alaska, the Department of Board of Game in 2002 tightened rules and made it illegal to own, breed or sell wolf hybrids. The new regulation, however, allows owners who currently own hybrids to keep them, provided that the animals are neutered, implanted with a microchip, licensed and vaccinated. The law also makes it illegal to advertise any animal for sale as a hybrid or wolf. One concern among wildlife officials in Alaska is that hybrids which escape from an owner's home could introduce disease or interbreed with purebred wolves in the wild. Another concern is the unpredictable nature of these animals. Visit the wolf-hybrid section of dogexpert.com.

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