Charity Saints Sled Dog Rescue appeals for Moray volunteers to foster Huskies and Malamutes
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A CHARITY which rehomes unwanted Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes is appealing for volunteer fosterers in Moray.
Saints Sled Dog Rescue aims to help unwanted or neglected Sled Dogs to find new homes through fostering and rehabilitation. The charity currently has between 30 and 60 dogs across the UK, who are waiting for a foster home.
Lorna Simpson, from Buckie, volunteers with the charity and hopes more local people can help. Lorna said: "We are an entirely volunteer run charity and we don't have kennels, so we need fosterers to be able to operate.
"Although often dogs are rehomed for a variety of circumstances, the cost of living crisis is impacting us quite dramatically and relinquishes have definitely gone up a lot. There have been a lot of people who have had to move to another accommodation and can't take their dog, have lost their job and can no longer afford to care for them, or cannot afford vet bills for their dogs medical treatment."
The charity currently have 39 dogs in foster care across the country and in Moray alone, there are at least four dogs waiting to be placed with fosterers.
Dogs are expected to stay in their foster homes for a minimum of two weeks for an assessment and to receive any vet care they need before moving to their adoptive homes.
The charity pay for all costs relating to the dogs and their only requirement for foster homes is a secure garden.
Lorna said: "The most important thing we ask from fosterers is time and patience, dogs need time to adjust, so we ask that people can give them space and time to do that.
"We will consider everybody on their own merit, we match the dog to someone's lifestyle. If somebody wanted to foster and had young kids or other animals, we would still be happy to consider them for dogs that were used to being in similar homes.
"We also accept volunteers who would like to come and help us fund raise or do home checks too."
People can apply to become a foster carer or find out more about the charity on their website.
