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.
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MIRANDA - 2020-21
When we first met Miranda at the Ponce municipal shelter
in October of 2020, it was clear that life had not treated
her kindly. She appeared to be paralyzed and was awaiting
her fate on the euthanasia list. Once we had her safely
at our veterinary clinic, x-rays revealed two bullets and an
arrowhead still lodged in her body. The cruelty that this poor
dog faced in her short lifetime was hard to fathom. After six
months of constant care and rehabilitation in Puerto Rico,
Miranda’s condition improved; however, our vets assessed that
she needed hydrotherapy in order to have any hope of walking
again. Miranda took her Freedom Flight in April of 2021 and
saw a team of specialists who oversaw the rest of her care.
One of the team’s veterinary technicians, Danielle, even
agreed to foster her. After three months of water therapy, not
only was Miranda able to walk, she was also able to RUN. In
the course of her recovery, another amazing thing happened:
Danielle completely fell in love with Miranda’s sweet and
soulful personality. Miranda’s adoption became official in June
and the two of them have been living their best lives together
ever since.
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VINICIO JOSÉ - 2021
Between the earthquakes, the pandemic, the constant threat
of hurricanes, and everything else happening in Puerto Rico,
Alexandra and her other adult siblings had been trying to
convince their mother to move to the mainland to be closer to
them for a long time. However, their mom refused to leave the
island without her ‘baby’ Vinicio José. Alexandra did not want
to leave her sato brother behind either, but did not know what
to do since cargo transport for animals on commercial airlines
from Puerto Rico had not yet reopened since the pandemic
began. Then she heard about our No Dog Left Behind program
and it became the solution to their problem. We arranged for
Vinicio José to hitch a ride on our Freedom Flight in May of
2021 and then they arranged for their mom to move on the
exact same day. Now Vinicio José and his mom are both getting
to live safely surrounded by their other family members who
love them so much.
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