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A man accused of keeping a pet alleged to be part dog and part wolf will go on trial May 31 on a charge of violating a McHenry County ordinance, an assistant McHenry County state’s attorney said Monday.
The case will be the second involving Aaron Velazquez and his animal, Kayla. Velazquez says it is a cross between a German shepherd and an Alaskan malamute.
McHenry County Judge James Franz recently ruled Kayla, impounded in February, by state law should be returned because it was not a pure wolf.
A county ordinance bans any cross between wildlife and domestic pet, said Mary Lennon, assistant McHenry County state’s attorney.