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Wolfdogs Attack Woman at Husband s Sanctuary, Leaving Her Seriously Injured
On 5/26/21 at 8:54 AM EDT
A 69-year-old woman was attacked by three wolfdog hybrids yesterday at a sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada.
The woman, identified as Sally Allan, was feeding the animals a breed mix of wolves and domestic dogs at the SWELL Wolf Education Centre, south of Nanaimo. She lives onsite with her husband, Gary R. Allan, who owns the education center and has dedicated his life to educating the public about wolves.
Sally Allan is thought to have been feeding the dogs in their pen when she was attacked, at around 9.30 a.m. local time.
Nuu-chah-nulth Council calls for revamp of RCMP de-escalation training following shooting near Ucluelet
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“This has become an epidemic,” Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says.
Following last week’s shooting on Ucluelet First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is calling for the RCMP to change their ways.
The Council is “shocked and appalled” that another Nuu-chah-nulth person was shot by RCMP. They say it happened “so soon after the last shooting, just two months ago.”
Last Saturday (May 8th) at around 5:15 pm, Ucluelet RCMP was called to a home in the 600-block of Albert Road after receiving a report of a disturbance and a man in need of medical attention.
Londono said her daughter was living with her grandparents who also tried to get help. That was what we really wanted and there was no rehab. They just sent us counsellor numbers, outreach workers and all these things that really weren t enough. Like she needed to go to rehab. There needs to be a rehab facility for kids under 14.
Her grandparents told CHEK news, the Grade 6 student refused to go to counselling.
Gaps in treatment services
B.C. s Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth acknowledged there are significant gaps in treatment services especially for families living outside of urban areas.