In a city crowded with pet cafés and viral attractions, one space in Kuala Lumpur is quietly asking visitors to slow down. No flashy gimmicks. No quick photo-and-go experience. Instead, Husko Asia tells a story most people never hear, the story behind owning one of the world’s most misunderstood dog breeds.
Born from loss, responsibility, and hard lessons, Husko Asia is a husky museum in Malaysia. It’s our first focused interaction centre and museum, created to educate before entertaining and to protect before pleasing.
A Museum Built On Memory, Not Trends
Husko Asia was founded by Oscar Ang, a former property management professional who never planned to enter the animal welfare space. What he brought instead was something just as critical, a deep understanding of training, education, and structure.
Rather than assuming love alone was enough, Oscar immersed himself in learning husky behaviour, history, and communication. What he discovered challenged a common belief: huskies are not difficult dogs, they are demanding dogs. And demand preparation, time, and accountability.
This philosophy now defines Husko Asia. Visitors are not allowed to simply walk in and interact. Learning comes first. Understanding comes before touch.
The Husky That Changed Everything
Husko Asia exists because of Nori, a wooly Siberian Husky Oscar adopted with good intentions and little warning of what lay ahead. What initially looked like a healthy dog slowly revealed a painful truth. Nori’s spine and pelvis had been fractured long before her rescue.
Despite brief hope, Nori passed away before the wheelchair Oscar ordered arrived. Her death became a turning point.
Nori’s story exposed a wider issue. Huskies are often purchased for their looks, not their needs. As working dogs bred for endurance and structure, they suffer deeply when treated as accessories. Today, huskies remain among the most abandoned dog breeds globally, including in Malaysia.
Husko Asia was created to confront that reality head-on.
Welfare Before Convenience
Running a husky centre is neither simple nor cheap. Huskies require constant cooling, specialised grooming, enrichment, medical care, and patient handling, especially rescues carrying emotional trauma.
Many visitors initially mistake Husko Asia for a pet café. That assumption quickly fades. Every aspect of the centre is designed around animal welfare. Education is mandatory. Staff are trained extensively. Interactions are controlled and respectful.
This approach sends a clear message: animals are not entertainment tools.
What Responsible Adoption Really Means
One of the centre’s most defining moments came during its first adoption day. Three dogs found homes, but the aftermath revealed harsh truths. Senior rescues displayed survival behaviours shaped by hardship, including aggression and fear. One even escaped on the first day, triggering panic and reflection.
From that experience, Husko Asia refined its core message: not every dog fits every home, and friendliness is not guaranteed.
Stories like Momo’s reinforce this lesson. Passed through multiple owners and shaped by abuse, Momo was labelled aggressive. In reality, she was communicating boundaries. With patience and respect, she continues to heal.
Husko Asia does not promise easy stories. It offers honest ones.
