Emaciated huskies who spent ‘years on a tether’ surrendered to B.C. SPCA

The B.C. SPCA shared these photos of two huskies recently surrendered to the charity.

The B.C. SPCA is fundraising to help provide care to two huskies, surrendered to the organization after living most of their lives on a chain with limited access to food.

The organization appealed for support Tuesday, describing the conditions the two dogs had been living in.

“For Zara and Zuke, the world was reduced to a worn patch of dirt at the end of a heavy chain. Day after day, they paced in tight circles, their paws tracing the same path. With limited food available, they grew thin and beneath their thick coats, their once-proud frames showed every rib and hip bone,” a post on the charity’s website said.

““They had only known the shelter of a dilapidated doghouse which didn’t adequately shield them from the summer heat or the winter cold.”

The bonded pair were fearful at first, according to the B.C. SPCA, but have started to become more trusting and comfortable with people.

Their care includes a “careful refeeding plan” designed to help them gain weight safely so their “bodies aren’t shocked into failure,” the organization said. They will also have to slowly adapt to being leashed, given they spent “years on a tether,” the charity noted.

If the fundraising goal for the huskies is exceeded, donations will be reallocated to other animals who need emergency care.