A hero Husky dog saved itself and two other dogs and two cats by honking on a truck’s horn to alert neighbours that they were trapped inside, police say.

They allegedly had been held for a week in a movers’ truck.

The muzzled dog, a 13-year-old male named Kiki, was being held inside the cab of the truck in “deplorable conditions and without care,” police said in a news release.

It’s not yet known how Kiki was able to honk the horn.

“Huskies are known for their ability to howl, but he was muzzled, so whether it was a coincidence or whether he figured this out, we don’t know,” said Judy Foster, executive director of the London Humane Society.

“I have never heard of this happening before.”

The animals apparently had been put in the truck to escape detection after suspicions were aroused a week earlier at a London residence.

On Dec. 3, the London Human Society received a call raising concern about the welfare of three dogs living in unsanitary conditions at an undisclosed residence. It began an investigation.

However, during the night the owners vacated the home and took the dogs with them to escape officers, police say.

A week later, a concerned citizen notified police that a dog had been sitting inside a movers’ truck, with possibly more dogs in the cargo hold.

An investigation by the London Police Service found three dogs and two cats had been left in the vehicle in deplorable conditions without proper care.

Donna Hebert and Allan Folkins-Wyre have been charged with five counts of cruelty to animals: three for causing an animal to be in distress, one of failing to provide necessary care, and another for failing to provide adequate and appropriate sanitary conditions.

The dogs and cats were seized and are under the care of the London Humane Society.

The other two dogs were Rotti-Husky crosses about 4 or 5 years old.

Once the animals are no longer in distress, the owners have the option to pay the costs of health care and get the animals back until the case goes to court.

If found guilty, they could face a prohibition order and the animals could be returned to the Humane Society.

The animals are “in poor body condition, but we can bring them back to health,” Foster said.