23 Nov 2023
Much-loved German shepherd puppy Biscuit was part of an unwanted litter of puppies before she was rescued by St Albans residents Marc Ozall and Ella Taylor-Young, but now her future happiness is uncertain.
The couple had always wanted to rescue a dog, but the problem was that they live in a one bedroom flat with no garden, and the lease doesn’t allow pets. Unfortunately they had no opportunity to wait until they had an appropriate home when saving Biscuit.
After trying in vain to appeal the lease, they were forced to put the flat up for sale again, hoping they would be able to sell quickly and move somewhere where Biscuit could have a good stable life.
They had originally put the flat up for sale last year in the hopes of moving somewhere where they could have a dog.
Unfortunately just days later PM Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng tanked the economy, and the flat remains unsold.
Marc said: “We tried a couple of house share situations so Biscuit wasn’t technically staying with us, but despite those people giving her a great home and lots of love the lack of stability and constant to-ing and fro-ing started to impact on her, as she became more nervous and unsettled.
“We had hoped we would be able to find a home for all of us together, but dragging it out is not in her best interests so we’ve had to make the decision to foster her so she can have a loving and stable life and home in the short-term.
“I think we’ve got to the point where we’re so desperate we’re hoping there’ll be someone in St Albans with a love of dogs and the means to help.”
Marc and Ella would even consider renting a second home while waiting for their flat to sell, depending on the rent charged.
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