How to Sell a Pet Wolf

If it's time to sell your pet wolf, this transaction could involve danger if the animal ends up in the wrong hands. Selling a pet wolf requires work on your part, and it's worth the time to find a suitable owner. The wolf is in danger too if purchased by someone with unscrupulous intentions.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

1. Determine if the sale of a pet wolf is legal in your area. Contact your local animal control or fish and wildlife agency.
2. Ask if friends or relatives know of someone who wants to buy a pet wolf. Recommendations are generally more trustworthy than strangers. Put an ad in your local newspaper or online. Focus on websites that have a strong reputation for humane treatment of animals.
3. Send prospective buyers literature about owning a pet wolf from a website. See Resource section below. Meet with the buyers after sending the information. Include and require a signed legal waver protecting you from any damage the wolf may cause.
4. Watch the interactions between the humans and the wolf. The humans should be dominant, and the wolf should sense their control.
5. Visit the home of the potential buyer to ensure that they have adequate land and housing for the wolf. Make sure they do not have children.
6. Sell the wolf to the best possible buyer. Offer the buyer any advice you have about this specific wolf. Alert wolf-protection agencies of the sale. They can check up on the purchaser.