It was Jerome Flynn, Bronn in Game of Thrones , who, in a video for PETA, has warned about the dangerous increase that can occur in the purchase of husky dogs as a result of the premiere of the last season of the series.
The actor knows what he is talking about and is that the animal defense organization points out that since Game of Thrones was released in 2011, rescue centers in the United Kingdom have seen an increase in the number of husky dogs that are abandoned by 420% . The reason is that these dogs have a similar appearance to the direwolves, companions and emblem of the Stark house.
The Blue Cross charity organization that, among other actions, is dedicated to relocating pets, reports on its website that the number of abandoned or unwanted wolf-like dogs such as Alaskan Malamutes and Siberian huskies have only increased these numbers. last years in the United States.
“While people may have good intentions, acquiring dogs on a whim has dire consequences, ” says Flynn in the video. “Animal shelters around the world are reporting an increase in the number of abandoned huskies because the casual acquirer, driven by the dog’s appearance, does not take into account the time, patience, and money required to care for these animals in an appropriate manner. appropriate, ”he continues.
The actor also wanted to appeal to those people who can take care of an animal and are also thinking about it. “If they have carefully considered bringing a four-legged companion into the family, they can save a life by adopting one dog , or preferably two, from a nearby animal shelter, so they can keep each other company.”
Other trendy dogs and the Nemo effect
That an animal becomes fashionable as a result of a movie or a series and that certain people run crazy to buy one is not new. In the 90s, Spain experienced the husky boom for the film White Fang , in which, as we will all remember, the protagonist was a wolf. With Lassie came the collie craze; With Beethoven, everyone wanted to have at home an adorable little Saint Bernard puppy that, oh, surprise! Then he became an adult dog capable of reaching a not inconsiderable 100 kilos in weight and with 101 Dalmatians madness was unleashed these spotted dogs, to which you have to give them a lot of exercise (or what is the same, time) to appease how nervous they are.
And this does not only affect dogs, no. In 2003, the animated film Finding Nemo so encouraged the desire to have a clownfish in the home aquarium that different conservation organizations warned of the disappearance in large numbers of this animal from the coral reefs, their natural habitat.
Such was the seriousness of the matter that a group of scientists belonging to Australian universities founded the Saving Nemo Conservation Fund project, to publicize the case and do everything possible to conserve the clownfish.
Let’s hope that the last season of Game of Thrones only has as side effects dark circles and a bad face from having been watching chapters until the late hours and having to get up early the next day to go to work.
