* * * This is a COURTESY LISTING for NORSLED Rescue.
Please visit their website at http://norsled.org/available.html for more information or send them an email to rescue@norsled.org .
Michaelangelo is a gorgeous Siberian husky boy, approximately 2 years old. He was found abandoned, along with many other dogs, at a breeder's farm in Taiwan. Mike was starved, dehydrated, covered in fleas and so badly matted that his hair had to be shaved off. Despite it all, when he saw his rescuer, Mike jumped and danced as if he had won the lottery.
Mike is a very sweet and friendly dog who enjoys people and gets along with other dogs. He appears to have very good manners, so he may have belonged to somebody at some point. He is currently only 37 pounds and could use to gain a bit more weight.
Mike is neutered, current on shots, microchipped, and heartworm tested negative.
According to the World Society for the Protection of Animals, Taiwan is among the worst places in
the world for animals. There are at least 2 million stray dogs in Taiwan,
many of them 2nd or 3rd generation strays. There are virtually no humane
societies, shelters, or even laws prohibiting cruelty towards animals.
Government-run dog pounds don't offer humane euthanization--instead, dogs
are electrocuted, drowned, burned, or left to starve to death. Certainly
very little if anything is done to curb the reproduction cycle. Strays and
cruelty towards dogs are such a fact of life there that most people turn a
blind eye. Horrible abuse cases such as that involving (WARNING -Graphic: )
"Thin-Necked Blackie"
happen more
often than we like to think and right in the public eye.
Needless to say, the chances of survival let alone a life of happiness for a
homeless dog in Taiwan is almost nil. Generally, dogs are not valued as companions and family members there as they are here. Small grassroots rescue teams in
Taiwan like The Animal Rescue Team, Animals Taiwan,
and Taipei Abandoned Animal
Rescue Foundation work tirelessly to do
what they can to give at least a small percentage of the millions of stray
dogs a chance at a better life. And in the majority of cases, the only
chance lies outside of Taiwan.
