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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Photo by Sophie Gamand
A BONDED PAIR
JT & KNIGHT - 2012
JT and Knight were rescued from Dead Dog Beach in the
summer of 2012. They were part of a larger pack of stray dogs,
but these two would often break off as a pair. They were both
friendly to people, which meant they were in danger of being
hurt by anyone who meant ill to the strays on the beach (Dead
Dog Beach used to be a very dangerous place, especially at
night, when the stray dogs were sometimes used as target
practice). Since they were friendly, we thought they would
be easy to rescue; however, it took several days and multiple
attempts before they finally allowed us to rescue them. We
knew they were friends, but we did not think JT and Knight
were bonded, so we sent them to separate foster homes.
However, after their separation, Knight became extremely
shut down. We reunited him with JT and his demeanor
completely changed, making it clear that they needed to stay
together. JT’s foster mom happened to be one of our longtime,
most dedicated volunteers, Barbara. After taking Knight into
her home as well, the most perfect outcome resulted: Barbara
and her family decided to adopt them both. JT and Knight still
live with Barbara in Pennsylvania today. They have helped pay
it forward many times by helping their family foster multiple
other satos over the last nine years and by inspiring Barbara
to continue volunteering for our efforts every day.
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Dead Dog Beach used to
be a very dangerous place,
especially at night, when the
stray dogs were sometimes
used as target practice.
Photo by Sophie Gamand
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