Aleck was also rescued from the Sonyuan slaughterhouse on 18th June 2019 in Jilin after extremely rough handling by dog meat traders. Aleck was especially wary of men and it was clear he had suffered so much abuse. He was also taken under the care of the malinois rescue group who paid for him to be vetted and boarded in Beijing while he did his 3-month quarantine term for the EU. In November he flew to Italy to start his new life. Initially placed with an experienced malinois owner Luca as a foster placement, it soon became clear that the bond between Aleck and Luca was very strong and Luca soon decided he would, in fact, adopt Aleck and add him to his family of 10 rescue dogs, They all live a very blessed life in Lake Como and Aleck adores Luca immensely and follows him around like a shadow.
