The wolf in captivity reminds many of us of our beloved dogs.
The wolf is clearly exhausted and appears to be in pain. For all practical purposes it is being tortured like a Russian held prisoner. Most people do not support torture.
The wolf was run down by a snowmobile. Most of us believe in fair chase.
The injured animal is being paraded by a drunken moron. Many of us are not drunk morons and wish there were fewer.
The person appears to take great joy in torturing this animal.
I think some of us would likely have become attached to the animal having had it with us in captivity for a period of time. I would not be able to kill anything I held in captivity with me for any period of time.
Rendering the animal defenseless does not sit well with me. If you want to be a bar fly tough guy let the animal rest and recover, then take the tape off and make it a fair fight.
I have trapped on and off for 50 years (only nuisance animals in the past 30) and there have been many times I looked into the eyes of the helpless animal in the trap and struggled to dispatch them.
For me it is the posture and body language of the wolf. He knows he is doomed. He is exhausted, injured and terrified. On the other side you have the bar fly, smiling, and clearly overjoyed by the position he has placed the wolf in.
I believe wolves belong on the landscape with proper management. Vilifying them so bar fly dipshits can feel good about this is just not my cup of tea.
I have never taken a picture of a live animal in one of my traps - don't think that is the best thing to do but not on the same level as the bar fly dipshit.
Would you feel good about shooting a trophy elk that had been injured by a car, was exhausted, tangled in a fence, and had no chance to escape? If so, I guess grab a Coors and get out the camera.