The Many Why’s of Adopting Rescued Huskies

Why adopt a rescued Husky? Why not buy one from an ad on the Internet or from a pet store? Why not buy one from a breeder? There are many reasons -- all of them humane.

The growth of the Internet has spurred the growth of ads selling animals. But it also provides anonymity to a more insidious growth: that of puppy mills and so-called “backyard” breeders. It helps them avoid accountability when they sell unhealthy or mistreated Husky puppies and adult dogs to unsuspecting, over-eager buyers. And it only serves to re-affirm the age-old axiom: “buyer beware.”

Each time a Husky puppy or adult dog is bought from an ad on the Internet, a homeless Husky puppy or adult dog is left without a home.

Many pet stores rely on both puppy mills and “backyard” breeders. Like the Internet, they rely on impulse buying. A child ogles a playful Husky puppy through a pane of glass, and that old song, “How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?” begins. Few parents can refuse the insistent, “Please! Please! Please!” of their children.

Each time a Husky puppy is bought from a pet store, a surrendered Husky languishes in an over-crowded shelter.

There may be thousands of legitimate breeders throughout the country, but there are just as many unscrupulous ones. There are no laws regulating who can and cannot breed. There are no inspections of their facilities. Even a certificate from a recognized kennel club means only that the breeder has “agreed” to its code of ethics. A piece of paper is simply that: a piece of paper.

Each time a Husky puppy or adult dog is bought from an unscrupulous breeder, an abandoned Husky moves closer to death in an over-burdened pound.

Why, then, adopt a rescued Husky?

There are countless healthy, happy and balanced Huskies available from countless rescue organizations across the country. And contrary to popular belief, they include purebreds as well as crossbreeds and mixed breeds.

Adopting a rescued Husky is saving that Husky’s life. Rescue organizations like Husky Haven are usually the last refuge for abandoned and abused dogs, surrendered and senior dogs. They are often a Husky’s only escape from a puppy mill, shelter or pound. These rescued Huskies are placed in loving and experienced, volunteer foster homes, where they are socialized or re-socialized with people and other pets.

If intact, they are spayed and/or neutered, de-wormed, updated on all of their vaccinations and micro-chipped. They receive whatever veterinary care they need, and are either trained or re-trained before being put up for adoption. And everything is included in our modest adoption fees.

It is said that saving a dog makes that dog doubly grateful. By extension, then, anyone who saves a dog will be doubly blessed.  

What better reasons could there be to adopt?