Ayla Moore Case Study

No, Ms. Moore was probably not liable because her wolf was domestic and Ms. Moore was not negligence.

SATEMENT OF FACTS

Defendant, April Moore is a retired a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent. In 1990 Ms. Moore was part of a team that worked to reintroduce the gray wolf (Canis lupus) to the upper Great Lakes Region. Ms. Moore grew up in Alaska and supervised some cases of wolves raised from a very young age who were reliable dog-like pets. Ms. Moore had experiences about the nature of Wolves but, she had never known Wolves raised from pups to become violate. When, Ms. Moore retired in USFWS in 2005 at age 60, Ms. Moore transferred to Texas for ten years, she was living there with

It was very difficult to survive in the wild. Ms. Moore adopted the wolf, named Ayla. Ayla raised from the day it was born by Ms. Moore in the way tamed dogs. Ayla was raised by Ms. Moore and the USFWS staff for almost a year. Ayla spent weekdays at work and weekends and evenings at home with Ms. Moore. Ayla being trained by USFWS staff and being socialized with other people and animals. Ayla was house trained, and taught basic obedience. Ms. Moore kept Ayla at home like a dog after one years and she kept at home and treated like domestic animal. Ms. Moore and Ayla participated in an individual dog sport that includes obedience commands and hurdle course. Ms. Moore neighbor believe Ayla to be North dog breed like a Siberian Husky or Alaskan. Ms. Moore answered anyone when asked Ms. Moore about her Wolf, she said, Ayla was a Wolf pup raised from

Moore adopted and raised Ayla from the day it was born. Ayla being exercised and being socialized with people and other animals. Ayla remained at home in the evening and weekends at home with Ms. Moore. Ms. Moore kept Ayla at home like a dog. Under Texas law animal owner is liable for a bit or damage caused by the animal, if the animal is wild and the owner is negligent. 552 S.W.2d 513.Pate v. Yeager, 552 S.W.2d 513 (Tex. Civ. App. 1977), writ refused NRE (Oct. 19, 1977). There are two types of animals, wild animals and domestic animals, wild animals are living outside home, but some kinds of wild animal can become domesticated and they can keep at home like dogs. Wild animals can become domesticated or consider domesticated when the owner has tamed the wild nature animal like Monkey. Under Texas law, people can keep wild animal at home, but they have to take proper care about their animals. If they bit someone the owner will be liable when the owner is negligent person, or the owner of animal know the animal accustomed to do mischief .Id. at 6. In Pate v. Yeager, When the plaintiff at the invitation defendant, she went to defendant’s home to see the monkey, before that the defendant advised her where she should site her hand. The Monkey was preserved in a cage in the back yard, the defendant restrained the monkey. The plaintiff had sucked her hands into cage, the Monkey bit her finger. The plaintiff played with monkey. Mr. Jim was