The number of Huskies being surrendered by owners who can’t cope with them has increased by more than 400% in the UK with at least three breed-specific rescues in Northern Ireland at full capacity.
Much of the blame for the buy-and-surrender issue around Huskies is placed on their association with popular TV shows and movies plus the undeniable primal appearance of these dogs, many of them with startling blue eyes.
Tragically their popularity has been boosted by the apparently irresistible influence of HBO’s fantasy TV show Game of Thrones, much of it filmed in Northern Ireland, and movies such as Eight Below, based on a true story of an Antarctic expedition.
