An American brought a wounded wolf to a bar (8 photos + 2 videos)
Category: Terrible (all news), Animals
25 April 2024
42-year-old Cody Roberts hit the wolf with a snowmobile and then brought the dying animal into the bar. Pictures have appeared online of a hunter kissing an animal and posing with it, having previously taped its mouth shut. 
In the video, a resident of Daniel, Wyoming kisses a barely conscious wolf and laughs at its suffering. 
A witness said Roberts dragged the exhausted wolf into the bar, ignoring the owner's orders. The man drank for several hours, then took the animal outside and shot it. 
"I feel bad about this footage... But the evil must be exposed. This is the only reason for publication," one of the bar patrons who shared the video told Cowboy State Daily.
Zoologist Doug Smith, who worked for decades at Yellowstone National Park, said the animal was about nine months old.
“The fact that a wolf should be afraid of a person, but this is not the case, suggests that it is seriously injured,” the expert commented.
There were many of Roberts' friends and relatives in the establishment, many of whom joined him in tormenting the dying animal.
The owner and many visitors to the bar were outraged, but did not quarrel with the hunter.
Jeanne Evie-Roberts, a relative of the man, reenacted the creepy wolf skin scene in the same bar. The caption for the photo reads: "I love and support you Cody."
As a result, the man was fined $250 only for keeping the wolf, but not for cruelty to it.
"Roberts' actions warrant a more severe penalty than a $250 fine," Animal Wellness Action wrote to officials. "Such a muted response from law enforcement would be perceived as tacit approval of the crime and could encourage others to engage in similar, unacceptable behavior."
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed that Roberts was cited and fined for the misdemeanor.
The family man and owner of a logistics company has a hunting and fishing permit. Judging by social networks, he is an avid hunter and involves his children in the business.
About 85 percent of Wyoming is “predator zone,” meaning wild animals can be killed without restrictions. Forests near national parks are considered “trophy hunting zones”: here wolves are a “trophy species” that can only be hunted during set periods and within certain quotas.
In Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, wolves are federally protected and hunting is prohibited.
