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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NO DOG LEFT BEHIND
REUNITING DOGS WITH THEIR FAMILIES AFTER A DISASTER
VICTOR, MAYA, MAX, & GORDO - 2018
Victor and his family lost everything - their home, all their
possessions, and more - in Hurricane Maria. Tragically, Victor’s
father passed away in the storm as well. As soon as it was
safe to leave the island, Victor relocated to North Carolina
along with his wife and two children so they could start over.
However, transportation for large dogs off the island via
commercial airlines was impossible in the first few months
after the storm. It was a very difficult decision to make, but
feeling like he had no other option, he left his three dogs,
Maya, Max, and Gordo with a neighbor. Being unsure when his
family would ever see them again was heartbreaking. Thanks
to our No Dog Left Behind program they were reunited later
that year after being separated for nine months. When Victor
came to pick them up at the airport, it was an incredibly
emotional moment for everyone present. Victor even stayed
in touch with us and gave us updates on how wonderful it was
to finally have his other “three kids” back in his home so his
family could finally feel whole again.
Photo by Estafania Rodriguez
CLODOMIRO, COCO & SAM - 2017
Clodomiro and his wife lost everything in Hurricane Maria
and were living out of their car in Puerto Rico. Their daughter,
Denise, in New York, tried everything she could to convince
them to come stay with her so they would be safe. However, in
the months immediately after the storm, commercial airlines
shut down any transport of animals in cargo. This meant they
had no way of transporting their two rescued satos, Coco and
Sam. Clodomiro refused to leave them behind. One of these
dogs once belonged to his brother, who had passed away.
Clodomiro had promised his brother that he would care for his
dog, so he could not abandon him. Denise reached out to us
on Facebook and we immediately added Coco and Sam to our
next flight out of Puerto Rico only one week later.
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