Six neglected wolfdogs rehomed after rescue from filthy Grangemouth property

Six wolfdogs were removed from a “filthy and uninhabitable” house in Grangemouth and later rehomed, the Scottish SPCA said, with the animals now thriving in new care.

When inspectors attended the property, each wolfdog was wearing an electric shock collar and appeared to be controlled rather than trained. The kennels were inappropriately sized and the premises were described as having little clean water, with the animals reported to have drunk from a leaky tap.

The owner, Graham McQuet, voluntarily surrendered the wolfdogs to The Little Zoo before a full police warrant search, the charity said. One animal was found to have developed a friction sore from a shock collar, and another died after severing a leg in a cage; the body was later stored in a freezer and the leg placed in a wheelie bin.

The Little Zoo said the wolfdogs arrived severely underweight, unsocialised and terrified. Five now live at the charity’s Wolves of Wiltshire sanctuary, while the sixth was domesticated enough to be rehomed with a family and is reported to be thriving.

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The Scottish SPCA secured a conviction in which Falkirk Sheriff Court fined Graham McQuet £2,000 and banned him from keeping animals for five years. Investigators documented poor water access, inappropriate housing and evidence of shock collar use, and the charity highlighted the lengthy rehabilitation process required to socialise the animals.

The Little Zoo described months of patient work to establish predictable routines, stop competition over food and build individual trust, noting the wolfdogs remain wild in behaviour and live as wolves rather than domestic dogs.

Quick Glance: What You Need to Know

• Six wolfdogs removed from a Grangemouth property described as filthy and uninhabitable.
• Five wolfdogs now housed at Wolves of Wiltshire sanctuary; one rehomed with a family.
• Owner Graham McQuet fined £2,000 and banned from keeping animals for five years.