Celebrating 10 Years of The Sato Project
When The Sato Project was founded in 2011, our work began by rescuing one dog at a time from Dead Dog Beach. 10 Years later we have flown and vetted over 6,000 dogs from the streets and beaches of Puerto Rico to loving homes on the mainland. We have also spay/neutered and vaccinated over 7,500 animals and distributed 136K lbs of disaster relief supplies across the island in the wake of Puerto Rico's multiple natural disasters. None of these accomplishments would have been possible without the support of our #satostrong community. Read this special edition 10th Anniversary Program Report for The Sato Project's full story.
When The Sato Project was founded in 2011, our work began by rescuing one dog at a time from Dead Dog Beach. 10 Years later we have flown and vetted over 6,000 dogs from the streets and beaches of Puerto Rico to loving homes on the mainland. We have also spay/neutered and vaccinated over 7,500 animals and distributed 136K lbs of disaster relief supplies across the island in the wake of Puerto Rico's multiple natural disasters. None of these accomplishments would have been possible without the support of our #satostrong community. Read this special edition 10th Anniversary Program Report for The Sato Project's full story.
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
In 2018, another opportunity arrived to make an even bigger
impact: Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) asked
us to partner with them to implement the Spayathon for
Puerto Rico. As the number of stray animals skyrocketed
after Hurricane Maria, in addition to rising cases of disease,
some of which, like leptospirosis, were transmittable to
humans, Puerto Rico’s large numbers of stray animals had
become a public health emergency.
Spearheaded by the HSUS, Spayathon was a first-of-itskind
collaborative effort of over 28 local, national, and
international organizations, as well as the government of
Puerto Rico. All of these entities came together under a
single goal: to spay/neuter and vaccinate as many dogs
and cats as possible across the island. From June 2018 to
February 2020, the Spayathon Coalition held six rounds
of week-long spay/neuter and vaccination clinics. These
clinics took place at different locations all over Puerto Rico
and were completely free. Every pet owner was also given
free dog or cat food, along with other pet supplies.
The Sato Project was the Ground Team for the southeastern
sector of the island. This meant that we were in charge of
all community outreach, registration, and logistics for the
clinics taking place in our region. In the beginning, we
had no idea how many residents would show up for these
services. No program like this had ever been held in Puerto
Rico before. Our team knew there was tremendous need,
and we worked incredibly hard going door-to-door and
spreading the word. Still, we were unsure if people would
actually show up to take advantage of these free services.
SPAYATHON: 5AM
25
Change language