Siberian Husky Storm looking to be someone's treasured pet
Marion Garnett's weekly animal column features Storm the energetic Siberian Husky, who is looking for a home full of entertainment.
Marion Garnett
Storm the Siberian Husky
First, a question for readers familiar with New York City. What's the name of the Siberian Husky who has been remembered by a statue in Central Park and why is it there?
Answer later, after I've told you about Storm, the Siberian Husky currently waiting for a home at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Never mind a statue in the park, he would settle for a photo of himself lovingly placed on the wall in someone's house, where he is their treasured pet.
Typical of his breed, Storm is high energy and always looking for something to do, so he will need an owner who is able to provide lots of entertainment to keep him out of mischief. Storm likes to play with other dogs but becomes highly excited and vocal when on lead so the new owner will need to be able to manage this.
If you could handle this stunning, friendly boy, go and see him at Battersea or call 0843 509 4444.
Now back to New York, the Siberian Husky with the statue in Central Park is Balto, famous for pulling a sled full of life-saving diphtheria antitoxin through treacherous conditions to Nome in Alaska in 1925. Sad to say, after this, he was ill-treated before being rescued and his achievement celebrated.
Battersea are experts in picking up the pieces after animals have been ill-treated. Among those they often take in are female dogs made to produce puppies again, and again, and again, until their bodies are worn out, sore and sagging and they are then cast out, unwanted.
Battersea has recently produced a report expressing concern over the world of puppy breeding. It shows that less than 12% of puppies born in Great Britain every year are bred by licensed breeders. This means that 88% of puppies are born to unlicensed breeders. The report also indicates a disturbing variation in the enforcement of regulations by local authorities.
Battersea wants to see licensed dog breeding regulations tightened including the introduction of a required breeding licence for any household producing two or more litters per year and a ban on the sale of puppies under eight weeks old.
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