My post on the lady who wanted to throw out her 2 year-old Siberian Husky to the streets caught many readers’ attention and thanks to Lee, who wrote to say her friend is looking for a Siberian Husky (but not from a breeder), arrangements have been made now, and we hope the Husky will go to Lee’s friend by Tuesday.
Yesterday, I managed to contact the Chinese-speaking lady, Ah Yoke, and Lee’s friend got hold of the owner’s mother’s phone number, but tried as she did, there was no reply.
Luckily I followed up today, and I finally contacted the owner herself. No questions asked (as to WHY as I’d be wasting my time), so further arrangements have now been made and if all goes well, the Husky will be collected on Tuesday.
Pray, folks…
At the rate vets are being asked by owners to euthanise their perfectly healthy Huskies because they could no longer cope with them, if we could save even ONE of them, it is already a case for rejoicing.
I spoke with one of our vets and she said, yes, it’s so true. Husky owners come quite often telling her they could no longer cope with the dog, and ask that the dog be euthanised. When our vet offered to get the dog rehomed, the owners normally refuse to give consent, citing they have looked after the dog so well and they fear others might not be able to do the job well enough.
Gosh…for goodness sake’s, they are asking the vet to KILL their pet because they could no longer cope and they don’t even allow the vet to look for a new home for their pet so that the pet can at least continue living. AND it’s a perfectly healthy pet, too. Not sickly or old.
How many pedigrees have been euthanised (read: killed) by reluctant vets because of the owners’ insistence. Don’t you think there should be some law against the euthanasia of healthy animals? Pets should not be euthanised for the owners’ convenience and because of their irresponsibility. But a vet told me that his priority is always the human owner. If the owner cannot cope anymore, it is likely that the pet will eventually suffer (ill-treated, not fed, illness not attended to, thrown out to the streets), so it’s better to euthanise the pet. That is one viewpoint, I suppose, though most of us would definitely not agree as it’s so unfair to the animal.
I wish vets would just refuse to euthanise healthy animals. But here’s the Catch 22 problem – what will the owners do with their animals if they do not want them anymore?
That is why I was told a few years ago by a seasoned rescuer that if people do not want their pets anymore, don’t ask why. If you have the capacity, take the pet away from them immediately and don’t ask any questions (you won’t like to hear what they have to say). If you don’t have the capacity, say a prayer for the poor animal and wish him/her well.
Once an owner does not want his or her pet anymore, it is usually pointless to convince him/her to reconsider.
We wait for good news on Tuesday.
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