Everything happens for a reason!

Right place. Right time. Right person. Back in January, our rescue partner Sergei spotted Sophie on the side of the road in Georgia.

Months of careful feeding, care, and lots of love later, this lucky girl is in a forever home in Pennsylvania.

If Sergei had taken a different road that day, or just turned his head the other way, he never would have seen Sophie, and she would be left all alone to starve in the woods.
Stories like Sophie’s remind us how much rescue depends on people noticing, stopping, helping, fostering, transporting, donating, and opening their homes.

Thank you to everyone for making this rescue possible! From the moment she was found to the moment she arrived home, every person played a part.

Sometimes everything really does happen for a reason.

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We just did something BIG - 13 Dogs Are Safe and on Their Way to New Lives

Recently, an opportunity came up to move 13 dogs away from the drones and explosions in Ukraine and give them a chance to find their forever homes in Western Europe.

A transport like this has a lot of moving pieces, and until everything was confirmed, we honestly weren’t sure it was going to happen. So we stayed quiet and kept working behind the scenes.

Now we can finally share the good news: we did it.

All 13 dogs are safe and on their way to the next chapter of their lives. After everything they have been through, just knowing they are out of danger and heading toward loving homes is an incredible feeling.

Of course, there is also the less exciting part: we now have a very large bill to pay.

The expenses include medical evaluations, preventive medications, blood tests, document and travel fees, gas, and the rental of a special air-conditioned animal transport van to keep the dogs safe and comfortable during the journey.

If you can, please consider making a donation to help us cover these expenses. Your support not only helps these 13 dogs, but also makes it possible for us to say yes the next time another group of dogs needs a way out.

When the Shelter Is Hit, We Rebuild

It’s been an incredibly difficult few weeks for our partners in Dnipro. While continuing their lifesaving rescue work, they’ve also been dealing with damage to the shelter itself. During a recent attack, part of the fence surrounding the shelter was destroyed, leaving an area that needed to be repaired quickly to keep the dogs safe.

Thanks to the Sochi Dogs community, we were able to cover the cost of the materials and labor. The shelter team organized the repairs and made sure the work could be completed as quickly as possible, all while continuing to care for the dogs and respond to new rescue cases.

The fence is now repaired, the dogs are safer, and the project also supported a local business and the surrounding community during an incredibly difficult time.

Saving Lives Against the Clock in Ukraine

Our partners in Dnipro, Ukraine, are racing against the clock to save animals from a village on the brink of shutting down.

Chaplyn, in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, was once a thriving community home to a large number of railroad workers. In recent weeks, it’s been strategically destroyed. Only 10 buildings remain standing, and everyone has left. The military has declared that the village will be shut down this month, meaning everyone needs to evacuate, and no one can enter.

This spells a death sentence for the homeless animals. They’ll be on the street under missile attacks with no protection or food. 

After three attempts to enter the village, the Dnipro rescue team saved 18 lives, including 3 adult dogs, 9 puppies, two cat moms, and 4 cats!  The goal is to try to get back in to rescue more animals that may have been hiding.

But for now, these new rescues need vet checks, food, vaccines, and preventative medicine before they can be moved to safe locations further west.

Sochi Dogs has promised to cover these expenses. We can’t have costs stand in the way of animal suffering. Join us: Sochidogs.org/ukraine