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All About Husky Rescue
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Who We Are
Husky Rescue is a group of independent volunteers operating in N.S.W. Australia under the banner of a variety of not-for-profit organisations such as SHCNSW, who try to find good homes for Siberian huskies in need regardless of whether they are facing euthanasia at the pound, were surrendered by their owners or are simply in search of new owners because their current ones can no longer keep them. Husky Rescue has a no-kill policy in all of its foster homes, and unless compassionate or medical reasons prevent it, every dog is matched with a loving new family.
We have been re-homing huskies for many years and we do whatever is necessary and what we know works to help each dog as best we can. A rescue dog's pound fees, vet fees, desexing costs and other care costs are initially paid for by our volunteer foster carers and offset by the donation amount or adoption fee listed in the dog's rescue bio. This donation amount does not cover food, board or general care for each dog, and sometimes the donation falls short of even direct rescue costs. Husky Rescue helps more than seventy five huskies a year and there are currently only three Siberian husky-specific foster homes in New South Wales with space for only around five to ten dogs.
Please consider donating to Husky Rescue to help with the costs of re-homing these beautful and deserving dogs.
Adopting Through Rescue
If you are looking to adopt a Siberian husky, please contact the person listed at the bottom of the dog's bio. You will be asked to fill in a short questionnaire, send some photos of your current dogs, yard, fences and gates, and we thank you in advance for your time in completing this. Dogs re-homed by Husky Rescue are initially placed on a Trial Agreement for a period of around four weeks to help make sure they will settle in properly with you and your family.
Wherever possible all dogs re-homed by Husky Rescue are vaccinated, microchipped, lifetime registered, flea & tick treated, all-wormed and heart-wormed. All dogs available through Husky Rescue are desexed or adopted on contract to desex, and cannot be used for breeding. If you would like to find a dog or puppy for breeding we recommend you contact a kennel owner who is registered with Dogs NSW. We support responsible breeding and actively discourage any practices of 'back-yard breeding'.
If you cannot find a rescue dog you think might be right for you on this site please try the following organisations or contact one of our volunteers below for more information:
Our Rescue Volunteers
We are always short of volunteers, foster homes, money and basic resources such as flea treatments, heartworm tablets, all-worming tablets, collars, leashes, medications and food. If you would like to help with rescue please make a donation of supplies, equipment or money, or contact one of our volunteers to find out more about practical ways to help. If you want to volunteer or become a foster home we are happy to walk you through the process, and working with Husky Rescue doesn't have to take a lot of time or money and even helping out once a year would be much appreciated.
Just like you, our volunteers have full time jobs, families, children, friends and other commitments including their own dogs. We will always try to work in with times that suit you to email or call but also ask for your patience if we ever appear slow to reply to your enquiries.
You can contact one of our volunteers by emailing rescue@shcnsw.org.au
The coordinator for Husky Rescue is:
Monica Lette
SHCNSW Committee / Rescue
Email mlette@bigpond.com
Mobile 0427 278 993
Basic Facts About Pounds, Shelters and Rescue Groups
We do our best to help as many dogs as possible but despite this as many as 85% of Siberian huskies entering pounds and shelters in NSW are put to sleep.
All pounds and shelters comply with the Companion Animals Act 1998 in respect of holding dogs and making them available for adoption, but these facilities should never be considered as adoption agencies. Do not surrender your dog to a pound or shelter that has a kill policy if you want them to have a chance of finding a new home, and please be aware that there are very few no-kill shelters operating in Australia.
Most rescue groups have not-for-profit or registered charity status and the majority are not breed specific and rescue all breeds of dogs, and sometimes cats or other species such as horses. These rescue groups sometimes list Siberian huskies that are available for adoption through foster homes or are impounded in external facilities.
A large number of huskies enter the animal welfare system every month and we encourage you to visit the individual listing sites if you are interested in adopting a husky directly from an accredited animal impound facility or rescue group. At the same time, please always take the time to research the breed characteristics of the Siberian husky or talk to one of our rescue volunteers about what you can expect before you adopt.
Click here for contact details of pounds and shelters in your area.
If You Need to Re-home Your Husky
As well as saving dogs from pounds and shelters, Husky Rescue may be able to help you re-home your Siberian husky without you having to send them to the pound. This is a free service to you but we ask the new owners to make a donation to rescue when they take on your dog. To re-home your husky in this way:
- Send an email to rescue@shcnsw.org.au with the following information:
- Your name and your dog's name
- Your phone number and email address
- Your dog's microchip number
- Whether your dog is desexed or not
- Whether your dog has any council-issued Nuisance Dog Orders or Dangerous Dog Orders on them
- Brief information on any deadlines you have to find a new home.
- Please only use this email address and do not send your request directly to rescue volunteers, SHCNSW general committee or other club members to ensure that we can respond to your request.
- You must be able to hold onto your dog for between 1 and 6 weeks until a new home is found. The sooner you contact us the sooner a home can be found and we sometimes already have homes waiting.
- We will need your help to write the rescue biography for your dog, and you will need to send us photos. We then ask you to help field calls from people who enquire but we can help you with the process for this.
- We will send you all the written materials and forms you might need for all the tasks above and more, including a number of helpful pre-prepared guides to step you through each activity, and will also work with you to answer any questions you might have along the way. And we will do this for as long as it takes your dog to find a new home you are happy with.
- Even though we offer this as a free service to you, we ask that you at least consider making a donation to Husky Rescue yourself in return for the help we provide. This will help considerably with the cost of re-homing other huskies in need.
If you are unable to work with us to re-home your husky in this way please email rescue@shcnsw.org.au describing your situation, or if needed call one of the animal welfare or rescue groups listed above.
Information You Need To Know
As dog owners, rescuers and club members we have one thing in common with you: a love of the Siberian husky breed. We love their challenging temperament, we love their spirit, we love their antics, we love their affectionate yet independent natures - and we love their beauty in all its amazing variety. We also love sharing these things with other people but want every adopter to know that owning a Siberian husky is more like having a child in the family than a dog. To make sure you are ready to invite a husky into your home you will need:
- Six foot fences around your entire yard with proper latching gates. Huskies can dig, chew, squeeze and climb their way out of even apparently secure yards, and have been known to learn to operate simple gate locks.
- Time during the day and especially the morning and evening to walk, play with and be a close companion to you husky. They are not a set-and-forget breed and need to be included in all the variety of your family's daily life, every single day. A family's lack of time is the number one reason most huskies end up in rescue.
- A commitment to training to bring out the best in your husky, and manage their intelligence, exuberance, assertiveness and even affection using motivational training techniques. Lack of basic discipline is the number two reason most huskies end up in rescue.
- A lifetime commitment to your new dog. Any husky can be a challenge to own but all of them give back the time and commitment you show them ten-fold in love, spirit and beauty. Remember your new dog is for life not just for Christmas.
Information Resources for Siberian Huskies
The following articles may be helpful in describing more about the Siberian husky breed and how Husky Rescue works:
If you have an information site on Siberian huskies that you would like to see listed here, please email rescue@shcnsw.org.au
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