A Dane County judge Friday temporarily halted the use of dogs during Wisconsin’s inaugural wolf hunt, putting the fate of the five-month hunt in jeopardy.
The request for an injunction was sought by a group of Wisconsin humane societies, which argued the state Department of Natural Resources should have used its authority to put in place regulations to prevent violent confrontations between dogs and wolves — both during the training of dogs, when conflicts could arise, and in the actual hunts.
Dane County Circuit Judge Peter Anderson did say in his ruling that the DNR could move forward with a hunt that does not involve dogs. But on Thursday, DNR officials said they would cancel the hunt if the judge issued the injunction because the agency would not have time to create regulations on the use of dogs before the Oct. 15 hunt begins.
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