Our Story
Husky Rescue KZN is and NPO (077637) who rescues stray and unwanted huskies as far as our capacity and financial resources allows us to in KZN, South Africa. We treat, sterilize, microchip, rehabilitate and foster these huskies until we can find appropriate homes for them. Given their unique nature and needs, our adoption process is very strict. We take care of an average of 50 huskies at any given time. The running costs of taking care of our dogs are nothing short of R30 000 a month. Sometimes they are with us for as short a time as a week. Most of our dogs are with us for several months before we find them a good home. Some of our rescues have been with us since 2010 – we call them our Golden Oldies.
The ‘Sibe’ is a breed unsurpassed by any other, except its relatives. The more familiar you become with this breed, the more you will grow to love his independent, intelligent and free-spirited personality. Unfortunately, there is another side to the Siberian coin because of the very nature of his personality.
People often take ownership of these dogs because of their unique and intriguing looks - only to discover very soon that they require hard work and dedication.
The Siberian Husky is a companion animal with special needs, and as a result is a very misunderstood breed. People do not research the nature of this breed adequately before owning one, and are then often not able to meet the special needs of this breed. As a result, the Siberians end up abused, neglected or simply abandoned. Alternatively, they can find themselves locked up in animal shelters. The tragedy of this however, is that they are one of the most euthanased breeds because of their inability to cope with confinement for long periods.