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William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, pets Dancer, a wolf resting in the heat on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. 'After 20 years I can't believe this is happening,' Smith said.

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William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, pets Dancer, a wolf resting in the heat on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. "After 20 years I can't believe this is happening," Smith said.

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  • William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, kisses Dancer, a wolf, on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. 'After 20 years I can't believe this is happening,' Smith said.
  • William DeShazer/Staff An adoption board sits on display at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate on Wednesday July 11, 2012.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Professor Bobleo, a bobcat, rests in her cage at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. There are around 55 animals at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, cleans out a bin on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. 'After 20 years I can't believe this is happening,' Smith said.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, looks in on a cage of prairie dogs on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. 'After 20 years I can't believe this is happening,' Smith said.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Professor Bobleo, a bobcat, yawns in her cage at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. There are around 55 animals at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Tien, a white wolf, one of the 34 wolves the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate takes care of, rests in the shade on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. There are around 55 animals at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, holds Joey, a fennec fox on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. 'After 20 years I can't believe this is happening,' Smith said.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, looks over Dancer, a wolf resting in the heat on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. 'After 20 years I can't believe this is happening,' Smith said.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Nancy Smith, owner and operator of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Golden Gate, pets Dancer, a wolf resting in the heat on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Yesterday Smith was notified that she was no longer allowed to have anyone out to visit the animals on their property. 'After 20 years I can't believe this is happening,' Smith said.

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