Pack of Hybrid Wolf Dogs on the Loose in Shasta County

One dog was killed, and the owner has been cited. The pack sometimes return home, but they can’t be trapped while they’re on the owner’s property.

The Shasta County Sheriff's Department on Park Marina Drive in September 2023. Google Maps / Screenshot via California Insider

A pack of wild “wolf-type” dogs that belong to a Shasta County resident have reportedly gone feral after escaping their owner’s home multiple times and killing a dog, according to a statement by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office April 8.

The dogs were determined to be part wolf, husky, and malamute, with initial reports last week claiming they were roaming the small town of Shingletown near where the owner lives, according to the statement.