Husky rescued from 35th-floor HDB flat 'full of spirit', ready for new home
Daniel Lai for The Straits Times
A husky that was confined to the service balcony of a Toa Payoh flat is ready to be fostered.
The Straits Times reported on Sept 3 that officers from National Parks Board rescued the dog, named Pita, from the 35th-floor HDB unit on Sept 1 after she was found to be confined in cramped conditions on the service balcony.
The dog was licensed as an Alaskan malamute but vets with the Animal & Veterinary Service later assessed it to be a husky.
Animal welfare group Chained Dog Awareness Singapore (CDAS) had posted an appeal for help on its Facebook page on Sept 1.
In the accompanying nine-second video, the dog is seen on the service balcony trying to fit its head through the panels of a louvre window leading indoors.
Failing to fit through the window, the dog then paws at one of the window panels, as though attempting to dig its way through.
According to a Facebook post by CDAS on Oct 2, Pita is ready to be fostered.
The dog is energetic, affectionate and "full of husky spirit", CDAS said, adding that the organisation prefers for Pita to be fostered in an all-adult family. This is because the group is not yet certain if Pita is comfortable with children.
Anyone interested in fostering Pita should reach out to CDAS through its Facebook Messenger account or by e-mail at chaineddogawareness.sg@gmail.com. Only shortlisted families will be contacted.
A husky is not an approved breed for HDB residential flats.
Editor's note: The story was updated after NParks clarified that the dog was licensed as an Alaskan malamute but vets with the Animal & Veterinary Service later assessed it to be a husky.
