Hoochie Pooch Rescue

08/29/2026

08/23/2026

This one bothers me.

A Nevada hunter and social-media personality has publicly announced his intention to travel to Wyoming this September and kill 1090F, the 12-year-old matriarch of Yellowstone's Mollie's Pack.

Not simply a wolf. That wolf.

1090F is believed to be the oldest living wolf in the Yellowstone area. Mollie's Pack traces its history back to the original 1995 Yellowstone wolf restoration and is Yellowstone's oldest pack. This year, the pack moved outside the protection of the park and denned in Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest.

And that's where things get complicated.

Once those wolves leave Yellowstone, they're subject to Wyoming wildlife regulations. Wolf Hunt Area 1 opens September 15. Wyoming has authorized a combined quota of four wolves in Hunt Areas 1 and 2. The state declined requests to close the area to protect Mollie's Pack. So yes: a wolf can be legally hunted there.

But that's not really the debate this story raises for me.

The hunter, posting under the name Kyri Ranch, reportedly announced: “The matriarch 1090F is going down on the 15th of September.”

That's different from a hunter encountering a legal animal during an established hunting season.

He's publicly identifying one particular animal. An exceptionally old wolf. A collared, extensively observed animal with enormous research value. The matriarch of a historically important Yellowstone pack. And he's apparently making her the objective.

I'm not anti-hunting. Ethical, science-based hunting has a legitimate place in wildlife management.

But I think hunters themselves should be willing to ask where the ethical line is.

Does having the legal right to kill an animal automatically make deliberately targeting that particular animal ethical?

Interestingly, some hunting and wildlife voices in Wyoming are questioning the tone of this too. The Wyoming Wildlife Federation told Cowboy State Daily that hunting should be grounded in science-based wildlife management and that wildlife should be treated with respect.

There's another piece of context worth knowing.

Wyoming actually cut its 2026 wolf hunting quota by more than half after the northwest Wyoming wolf population fell to a 20-year low following a canine distemper outbreak.

So this isn't a story I want to turn into hunters versus wolf lovers.

Most hunters aren't traveling across state lines to kill a famous wolf because they saw her on social media.

This is a much narrower question. Wildlife management tells us what we're allowed to take. Hunting ethics help us decide what we should take.

And sometimes those aren't exactly the same thing.

If you want to help... https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1614370757147508&set=a.199748841943047

08/08/2026

08/04/2026

For two weeks, keepers at Tokyo's Tama Zoo hosed down their lions, ran fans around the clock, and pumped them with medication — trying to keep them alive through Japan's brutal summer.

Three of them didn't make it.

Mugi was 3 years old. Ichigo was 11. Ruena was 15.

All three lionesses died between July 28 and August 2 at Tama Zoological Park in western Tokyo.

Autopsies found severe dehydration and multiple organ failure — the signs of heatstroke.

The trouble started on July 18, when two lions stopped eating.

Within four days, 10 of the zoo's 16 lions were sick enough to need treatment.

On July 23, the zoo shut down the exhibit and pulled its famous Lion Bus off the route.

Here's what makes this unprecedented: Tama Zoo has kept lions since 1964 — and in 62 years, it had never lost a single one to heat.

Lions come from sub-Saharan Africa. Heat is supposed to be the one thing they can handle.

But western Japan just logged its hottest mid-July since records began in 1946, and even the lions' indoor quarters hit 86°F — in a building never designed to cool animals that weren't supposed to need it.

The zoo is rushing in portable coolers, and several of the surviving lions are still being treated.

The exhibit stays closed indefinitely.

08/03/2026

Cats don't just catch mice and rats. These are the faces of cat attacks. All of these animals were patients admitted to our Center after being caught by cats in just one week. Over the past decade, we've admitted more than 4,000 patients due to cat attacks, and only about 8% made it to release.

Wild animals caught by cats have a very low chance of survival, even with immediate veterinary care. Their injuries are often severe, and even small puncture wounds can become fatal because of the bacteria in a cat's mouth. Without treatment, the chances of survival are nearly zero.

We don't hate cats - we love them, and many of our staff members have cats at home! But we do hate the devastating impact free-roaming cats have on wildlife. Keeping cats indoors is the only way to prevent these injuries and keep wildlife safe, and it's safer for cats too! Indoor cats live longer and healthier lives compared to their free-roaming counterparts.

If you own an outdoor cat, please consider transitioning it indoors and encouraging others to do the same. We offer helpful resources on our website to support this transition. And for cats who struggle with life indoors, an outdoor “catio” can give them safe access to the outdoors without harming wildlife.

07/29/2026

07/23/2026

scandalous!

"Shadow will do what Shadow wants to, and we have no say so in the matter." As Jackie the beloved Big Bear bald eagle remains in intensive care Thursday, her mate, Shadow, has apparently been spending some time with a subadult female eagle. https://ktla.com/news/california/shadow-seen-with-other-female-bald-eagle-as-jackie-receives-life-saving-transfusion/