Homes wanted for 30 huskies on northern beaches seized from dodgy dog breeder
About 100 mistreated huskies were seized from a dodgy dog breeder. Now 30 of them are on the northern beaches looking for a new, loving home. See the pics.
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Thirty malnourished and mistreated huskies saved from a dodgy dog breeder in the bush have ended up in Sydney, looking for new homes.
The beautiful animals were part of a group of about 100 rescued from squalid conditions on a remote rural property.
There were so many huskies — many of them just puppies — on the farm that they had to fight each other for the small amounts of food that were thrown to them.
Monika’s Doggie Rescue, a charity animal welfare organisation at Ingleside, on the northern beaches, took in 30 of the creatures with the aim of getting them healthy and finding them loving new owners in the city.
About six months ago another not-for-profit dog rescue group, the Maitland Animal Management Facility in the Hunter Valley, was called in after reports that a woman had about 100 huskies being kept in filthy conditions on a property between Bathurst and Orange.
The rescuers seized dozens of underfed, dirty and unhealthy huskies from the woman who had been overwhelmed by the number of dogs being bred in her care.
Maitland Animal Management Facility manager Dee Walton then reached out to other community dog rescue and welfare organisations for help in taking in the animals and adopting them out.
Monika Biernacki, who founded Monika’s Doggie rescue in 1993 and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to animal welfare for finding homes for more than 13,000 abandoned dogs — and 600 cats — put her hand up to help.
Ms Biernacki said the huskies were difficult to care for at first because they had little or no social engagement with humans.
“They knew nothing about a routine, living in a house or walking on a lead.
“But they are in good condition now. They’re at the proper weight, they’ve got good coats, they don't have medical problems.
“They’re all desexed, thank God, no more breeding.
“Now, they are just waiting for homes.”
Ms Biernacki warned would-be owners to understand that huskies were a “difficult breed” who needed patient, experienced owners.
“They don’t suit everyone’s lifestyle.
“Especially these particular huskies who have never been in a home, they’ve never been taught anything.
“We’re teaching them to walk on leads and harnesses and relate with humans, especially those people who know and love the breed.”
Ms Biernacki is also urging people to join her Help a Husky Life Saver Program, where people can donate to help support an individual dog’s training and health needs while at the rescue facility.
For those who adopt a husky, they all come desexed, C5 vaccinated, heartworm free and microchipped. New owners also receive a free health voucher with the Doggie Rescue vet.
If you want to adopt, or support, a husky, click here for information.
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