Wolf Sanctuary and Public Safety

* I’ve been to the soul of the Wolf Wildlife Sanctuary. I was lucky enough to be able to actually touch several big cats and, of course, the wolves. Many of these animals wouldn’t even be alive without Deborah Warrick. I can still hardly believe I really touched wolves who, last time I checked, were endangered.

Well, now they’re endangered again, aren’t they? Nicole Donner was quoted as saying that if she were a neighbor and had kids, she’d want to know what was next door.

What neighbors? What kids? This place is on the top of a mountain, not in the suburbs! When I was up there, I only saw two other structures that were not part of the sanctuary. And the animals are caged, they’re not running loose.

Joan Neuhaus, zoning enforcement officer, seems concerned about fire truck access. Why weren’t they worried about about access when the house was built? Why didn’t they ask for the road to be paved then? Why is a house without fire department access OK, but the wildlife sanctuary isn’t? That doesn’t make sense to me.

Words can’t begin to describe what it was like to have Savannah, the very friendly wolf, try to lick my face off. I hope something can be worked out so that other people can experience it for themselves.

NICOLE L. GILBERT

Ventura