美劇惹的禍 英國大量哈士奇被遺棄
作者:滬江英語
來源:每日郵報
2014-09-04 15:07
With their fluffy white paws and big black eyes gazing lovingly into the camera, it’s hard to believe these puppies are struggling to find an owner willing to take care of them.
看著它們毛茸茸的雪白的爪子,還有盯著攝像機(jī)的那一雙雙又大又黑又亮的眼睛,我們很難相信這些可愛的小哈士奇正在渴望著找到一個主人來照顧它們。
The huskies were born in a rescue centre after their pregnant mother had been turned out onto the street.
這些小哈士奇的媽媽在街頭被發(fā)現(xiàn)時已經(jīng)懷孕,它們出生在一個救助中心里。
She is one of many ‘wolf breed’ dogs abandoned recently in a spate that has been blamed on cult TV series Game of Thrones.
由于《權(quán)力的游戲》等美劇的熱播,這些“長得像狼”的狗狗們最近被大量遺棄,懷孕的哈士奇媽媽便是其中的一個。
Fans of the show, which has featured ‘direwolves’ played by Northern Inuit dogs, are thought to have rushed to buy similar breeds because of their beautiful looks – without thinking through the practicalities of owning such large, energetic pets.
該劇的粉絲們,因?yàn)閯≈杏杀辈恳蚣~特人的狗狗扮演的動物形象,紛紛買來與其長相相似的小狗們,但他們只注意到了狗狗們漂亮的外表,卻沒有想到養(yǎng)這樣一只大型的有活力的狗狗當(dāng)寵物是否具有可行性。
Named Taboo, Taco, Tacona, Taloola, Tasha and Taz, the six husky puppies are part of a litter of nine – seven girls and two boys. Their mother, Tala, gave birth to them six weeks ago at the Blue Cross centre in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, after being found pregnant, hungry and wandering the streets.
這群小哈士奇一共有9只,7只母的2只公的。圖中的6只分別名叫Taboo, Taco, Tacona, Taloola, Tasha和Taz。它們的媽媽Tala六周前在英國北約克郡瑟斯克的藍(lán)十字救助中心生下了這些小哈士奇,Tala之前是在街上被發(fā)現(xiàn)的,那時候的她已經(jīng)懷孕,正餓著肚子在街上流浪。
Tala is thought to have been dumped by her owners when they realised they were about to have a whole pack of huskies to feed and look after.
Tala被遺棄,有可能是因?yàn)樗闹魅艘庾R到將要喂養(yǎng)和照看一群小哈士奇不是一件容易的事。
Staff at the centre are looking for kind-hearted and responsible members of the public to give the puppies the homes they so desperately need.
藍(lán)十字救助中心的工作人員正在為這些急需家庭照顧的小哈士奇?zhèn)儗ふ疑屏?、有?zé)任心的人來收養(yǎng)它們。
Blue Cross, which cares for ill and abandoned pets, said the number of huskies and similar breeds taken to its 12 rehoming centres across the UK had increased by 700 per cent over the past five years.
藍(lán)十字救助中心,是一個專門照看生病和被遺棄寵物的慈善組織。據(jù)其員工稱,整個英國被拋棄的哈士奇以及類似種類的狗狗數(shù)量在過去的五年里上漲了7倍。
Animal charity Dogs Trust has a total of 34 Alaskan Malamutes and Siberian Huskies at its 19 rehoming centres.
在動物慈善信托組織的19個救助狗狗重回家園的中心里,目前共有阿拉斯加雪橇狗和哈士奇共計34只。
Lynn Barber, its head of training and behaviour, said yesterday: ‘These dogs are beautiful creatures and can make wonderful companions, but they need owners who understand the demands of this breed and are in a position to offer a lifetime commitment.’
負(fù)責(zé)訓(xùn)練狗狗行為的琳恩?巴柏說:“這些都是非常漂亮的狗狗,而且它們能成為很棒的小伙伴,但它們需要的是能夠理解它們需求、能夠?qū)λ鼈円簧钾?fù)責(zé)任的主人。”
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