When Nancy reached the shelter she saw something that would haunt her forever. There, alone in his cage the huge beast paced up and down, hot breath steaming in the air as his claws clicked on the concrete floor. Seeing the size of the animal’s head and teeth caused even her to recoil for a moment. She looked at this animal, who was over five feet tall. The only thing she knew for certain was that it wasn’t a dog or a wolf. Then a staff member spoke to her and what they told her left her ears ringing.