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Police seize wolf, say it might be a dog

AUSTIN, Minn. (UPI) -- Authorities in Minnesota said a seized animal that was sold as a wolf, but may actually be a dog, will be given a new home.

Austin Police said a city man purchased the animal, named Dakota, through Craigslist from an online seller who claimed the animal was a wolf. Authorities alerted to the animal by the purchaser's mother-in-law seized the animal because Mower County law forbids the keeping of a wolf as a pet, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, reported.

However, some experts said Dakota does not appear to be a wolf, but rather a white German shepherd.

Police officials said Dakota is being turned over to an organization that has promised to find her a new home regardless of her heritage.

Officers said the purchaser is not being charged with a crime because he apparently did not know about the county law.

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This news arrived on: 10/23/2009

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Posted Comments:

10-29-2009 15:17

w wrote:

to the Austin MN PD

what ever happened to "Ignorance of the law is no excuse"

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10-28-2009 08:21

wrote:

Sorry for your loss of a wolf, but I've got a unicorn for you for a nominal fee.

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10-27-2009 10:36

CHarles wrote:

Huh

He isn't being charged.

Tge "wolf" is probably not a wolf, but a dog, which would be legal.

Yet they have taken the animal and will find a new home for it "regardless" of it's species.

At the VERY least, if it is proven to be a dog, he should be allowed to keep it.

Additionally, if it proves to be a dog, he should file suit against the seller, and the State should prosecute for false advertising &/or fraud.

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10-27-2009 05:10

Mary wrote:

Craigslist Wolf/Dog

Mother-in-law sounds like a real prize.

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