It can take a great deal of time to process the loss of a soul who was once such a beacon of light. We can look fondly on the memories but the pain of loss does not truly fade. So it was when, with great sadness, we bid farewell to our Dakota. Dakota came to […]
Category Archives: Gone but Not Forgotten
Our beloved Charlie, at twelve years of age has gone from our side. To say good bye seems somehow wrong, maybe until we meet again is more apropos. She moved on quietly in her sleep. She was the pride of the sanctuary. As a young wolf she was seriously injured and lost her front left […]
As with all our rescues we never know how long we will be blessed with their presence. There is never enough time, as it was so with our beloved Bear. Some losses take longer to process than others, and this loss has certainly taken its toll. Bear came to us from a small roadside zoo. […]
Days come and go and meld together into one, and yet one moment in time can be so etched into your mind as the call comes. While you reach out to ask for that moment to not be real, the weight of the truth is sometimes more than you can bear. Are we ever really prepared? Our […]
Each loss cuts just as deeply as the last. Our hearts were not yet healed and once again the wound is ripped open. After 17 ½ years on this earth, age took our dear Geronimo to be with his brothers who had left him years ago. Yet even when death comes naturally, we still grieve […]
Heavily the rain came down all week and heavily our hearts sank deeply as two of Speedwell’s own, brother and sister, passed away this April. Volunteers and wolves alike are still in shock from the passing of Friday and Solo, two amazing wolves who taught us the true meaning of family, of vigilance, of leadership, […]
Our beautiful Hudson was 16 but even 16 years never feels like enough time. The heat of this year was too much compounded by his age and failing hind quarters. He laid down where his brother had lain in January of 2015 and prepared to leave this land. To avoid prolonged suffering our vet […]
Tempestuous heat and humidity worthy of the tropics filled the air this August and brought with them an air of sadness. Jerico passed naturally in early morning August 11, 2016. We never knew his birthday, but estimated him to be somewhere between 12 to 14 years of age when he arrived here two years ago. […]
With heavy hearts, we bid our Hope farewell two weeks ago. She had suffered from a genetic spinal defect. Too young to pass from us so soon, we were heartbroken to lose her, but we know that she had moved on to a better place, free from any further suffering. Hope was born at the […]
Merlin Merlin came to Wolf Sanctuary of PA with his family on May 05, 2006. It was a warm spring day. Along with him came his mate Niksa, her sister Keisha, and a wee baby of two weeks named Tioga. For the first few days, Merlin and his companions were afraid to leave the small […]