Wolves in cages

The last thing I expected to see at the fair today were wolves in little cages.
I'm an animal lover right? Which is why it shocked me when I saw a little area marked "See the Wolves".
Initially, I'd said that I didn't want to go in and see them because of how sad it was. I changed my mind when I realized that it was a great opportunity to blog about.
I paid a dollar and walked inside and saw this wolf standing at the cage bars, looking out at the muddy fair grounds.

It broke my heart seeing her just looking out from the bars like that. On the wall, a sign assured everyone that these animals were part of the North Carolina animal sanctuary, but the carny outside didn't look like anyone that I would picture working at an animal sanctuary. I could smell the stench of his cigarette from inside the small trailer.

I'm not sure if they were actually treated well, but the wolf in the picture never stopped pacing around the cage.

This wolf's eyes were so pretty and yellow. 

How awful it must be, to go from being completely wild, to being trapped in a small cage surrounded by staring faces.

Here's something that was a little coincidental and somewhat funny due to the circumstances.

See that camper? It says "Beck's Bunkhouse". In the book Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, one of the main characters is Beck and he's the pack leader of the wolves :) 
You can see how this is ironic if you've read the books. 


We should never take for granted any of the wonderful creatures living around us.

~Sara