no. not at any time, it was like totally, don t even think about it. it has been well over a year since the adoption scheme started, and with godparents donating anything from 3 to 360 euro, jonna has covered her costs. all the huskies are happy and healthy, ready to do their job that they love so much. so did you realise you were the first in the season to go out with the huskies on the sled today? no! laughs. we didn t know it. it was good to hear the dogs were even more excited than us. the future looks bright but uncertain. and if borders do end up shutting again, and the farm can t take visitors, at least the huskies have their godparents. a family who would never
so last year when the pandemic hit and the world began to close its borders, no more tours, no more safaris, and you still had all these huskies to feed, what was going through your mind? first when the borders were closed, i was like, a little bit feeling for a few moments depressed. what will happen now? how we can take care of the dogs? 0n the day after finland s lockdown was announced, jonna went for a cold water swim, a popular finnish pastime, and it was here where inspiration struck. i get up from there and i find that we will start taking godmothers and godfathers for the dogs husky parents! husky parents love it. jonna spread the news of her adopt a husky scheme on social media and through the finnish press. soon potential godparents came forward from all across finland and as far afield as norway, germany, the netherlands and hong kong, to start
did you want me to grab some buckets for you? ok, please. it s dinner time down on the farm and whilst here, i thought i d lend a helping hand. here we go, grub s up! she looks really, really appealing. on the menu today is meat and fish, served with soaked dog biscuits. with 96 hungry mouths to feed every day, jonna s food bills are sky high. yeah, it is about 45,000, 50,000 euros per year. so last year when the pandemic hit and the world began to close its borders, no more tours, no more safaris, and you still had all these huskies to feed, what was going through your mind?
what will happen now? how we can take care of the dogs? on the day after finland s lockdown was announced, jonna went for a cold water swim, a popular finnish pastime, and it was here where inspiration struck. i get up from there and i find that we will start taking godmothers and godfathers for the dogs husky parents! husky parents love it. jonna spread the news of her adopt a husky scheme on social media and through the finnish press. soon potential godparents came forward from all across finland and as far afield as norway, germany, the netherlands and hong kong, to start sponsoring the huskies. for the huskies we have their own bank account, and the money from the godparents go to that account, and i am very, very strict that when we take money out of that bank account, giving, buying food for the dogs,
the long dark night of covid 19 and tourists were unable to visit. tourism was hit hard but where snowmobiles, skis and snowshoes can be put away until times improve, these huskies still needed to eat. did you want me to grab some buckets for you? 0k, please. it s dinner time down on the farm and whilst here, i thought i d lend a helping hand. here we go, grub s up! she looks really, really appealing. 0n the menu today is meat and fish, served with soaked dog biscuits. with 96 hungry mouths to feed every day, jonna s food bills are sky high. yeah, it is about 45,000, 50,000 euros per year.