We Love All Animals - Part One

With winter comes our favorite tradition, visiting Howling Woods Farm.

As you may have guessed, a good portion of our budget goes to animal care. We team members focus on taking in animals from homes that cannot provide proper care. Years before starting The Drawing Zoo I, Brittany, learned about animal husbandry by volunteering at an exotic pet rescue (no longer in business). The rescue taught me about parrots, turtles, snakes, lizards, tarantulas and more!

The founder lives on the property with the rescues. 

But what you may not know is that The Drawing Zoo makes yearly donations to other animal oriented groups. One great non-profit we love to support and visit is Howling Woods Farm. Like many animals at the exotic pet shelter, some people purchase the wolf-dogs for the excitement of having an unusual pet.
(I say with with no intention to judge), but the unusual care requirements of the animal(s) proves over whelming or outweighs the novelty of the pet. And it's just just wolf-dogs that are misunderstood.

My first visit to Howling Woods. 

Much like snakes and spiders, wild wolves have been demonized in American culture from very early on in U.S. history. In fact, wolves were legally exterminated in most of the 50 states. Wolves are only in healthy numbers in Alaska and Minnesota. Howling Woods Farm is an advocate for wolves, and contributes to rebuilding the wolf population in North America.

Howling Woods Farm is full of devoted team members who take in homeless wolf-dogs and wolves and share their knowledge and experience about these animals with the public. We appreciate their dedication, passion and responsibility.

Personally, it is a big deal to support this group because they are tackling a goal, that I cannot. Our areas of expertise do not include wolves or wolf-dogs so it feels great to contribute to their wellbeing.

Sources:
http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/
http://www.wolfcountry.net/information/WolfEndangered.html