Two year pursuit brings Freya the husky home at last
WHEN Freya the Siberian husky was first spotted by Tewkesbury animal lover Vickie Pullin, she thought she was a sight for sore eyes.
Emaciated and living in squalor, Vickie said Freya was covered in sores from being made to sleep on a rock hard floor.
She was also suffering the effects of being forced to produce a new batch of pups every year by her owners, who then sold her babies.
Vickie, who runs husky ride company Arctic Quest at Croft Farm in Bredon's Hardwicke, tried unsuccessfully to get the RSPCA involved, so instead tried to buy Freya.
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She followed her plight over the next two years until, this month, she received a tip-off the unloved pooch had just moved owners and delivered another litter.
She raced up the M6 to Manchester to persuade the new owners to surrender her, but was only able to come away with one of Freya's new pups – Levi.
Pressure
But now at long last, after keeping up the pressure on the owners, Vickie has managed to bring her quarry home and she is now settling in with the other huskies at Arctic Quest.
Vickie said: "Considering what she has been through, Freya is a loving and lively girl. I am amazed at her ability to forgive what humans have done and her willingness to trust us.
"There is a lucrative trade for 'backyard breeders' in husky puppies.
"With pups selling for £600, it's sadly not surprising some breeders are only interested in making money and spend little on dogs' welfare."
Freya, who is now four years old, will now stay with Arctic Quest and their eight other dogs where it is hoped she will make a full recovery.
Vickie added: "Huskies love going out to work and are bred to run 40–60 miles a day.
"They do not make great pets, which is another problem with backyard breeders, who generally sell their pups to anyone regardless of whether they are in a position to provide the right home for a husky.
"We are hopeful Freya will make a full recovery and she can live out her life without having to have puppies again."
2 Comments
by Autumneve
Friday, January 25 2013, 3:33PM
“Well done to you Vickie, thank goodness you kept up your fight to give this poor dog and her pups a better life. The RSPCA should hang their heads in shame, it's about time they were investigated themselves, I have heard many stories lately of them ignoring pleas for help where animals are suffering, and experienced their negligence first hand myself in the past. Vickie you are a life saver to these dogs, thank you on behalf of all animal lovers.”
by IsitJimKerr
Friday, January 25 2013, 10:30AM
“This type of breeder give the good ones a bad name, such that many people prefer to buy from a dog's home.
Vickie is to be congratulated for persuading the 'breeders' to let Freya go. Often when the mother is in a bad way, the breeders don't let the customers see her, making excuses for her non-appearance.
Congrats to RSPCA too, who, showing their REAL motives, once again, couldn't be @r$£d to get involved, because there was no pot of gold at the end, or an anti-Tory political point to prove.
Nice one Vickie.”