https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/mexican-gray-wolf-04-08-2019.php

Trapped Animal Suffered Shattered Jaw, Torn Stomach

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— An endangered Mexican wolf trapped by a New Mexico rancher was brutally beaten, according to records obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Center for Biological Diversity.

The necropsy report, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, shows the wolf’s lower jaw was fractured and detached. His stomach was ruptured and puncture wounds lined his left front paw. The young male wolf weighed just 48.5 pounds.

“It’s disgusting that anyone would mutilate a defenseless, trapped animal, especially an endangered one,” said Robin Silver, Center cofounder and board member. “Striking this young wolf with a shovel violently enough to shatter and rip off his lower jaw is beyond cruel. Thiessen should never again be allowed to graze his livestock on public lands.”

The Fish and Wildlife Service investigation report accompanying the necropsy report states that…