A wolfdog sanctuary near Cochrane in Alberta says it can not come to the aid of an Ontario man whose animals are being seized by the provincial government.

The Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary says it’s so inundated that it’s unable to help Bryton Bongard, who is worried his pack of 16 wolf-dogs in Wahnapitae, Ont., about 50 kilometres north of Sudbury, will be euthanized when the government seizes them in September.

The sanctuary received around 10 wolfdogs from a connected situation in Ontario, but because it’s at capacity, it can’t take any more rescues.

The Ontario provincial government says it’s against the law to keep wildlife native to Ontario as pets or in captivity, with exceptions for places like zoos and rehabilitation facilities.

While the government hasn’t explicitly said the wo

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