Originally posted by aly
I won't state my opinion on the matter, but I will say that picture of the dogs' "kennel" situation made my stomach drop and brought tears to my eyes. That is a bad, bad picture.
Aly that was my first reaction too! But as I thought more about it, (in my humble opinion) those dogs do not look neglected. I've seen pooches look far worse by 'owners' who have them chained to a fence or tree...abandoned in the backyard...fur constantly in mats..flees, ticks, you-name-it, crawling over them... GRRR

While I don't know much about the husky breed, I do know that not all dogs are comfortable inside. (My grandmother's border collie for instance. Chester would rather sleep on the porch--even in snow and below freezing temps--than inside by the heat.) Yes, I would LOVE to see a picture of these pups all curled up by the fire. But, these dogs were originally bred to withstand cold temperatures...I wonder how happy they would be inside?

I would not keep my pups housed in that manner but this is FAR FROM the worst case of 'backyard abuse' I've seen/heard of/etc.