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Update on our work to support animals in Ukraine.

We are continuing to help animals caught in the horrific fighting in Ukraine in any way we can. We work with several small rescues on evacuating their animal outside of Ukraine. The situation is awful and is changing by the hour as the occupation continues.

Right now we have a few primary needs:

1. Cargo vehicle from Kyiv to the border
2. Space at shelters in Poland, Slovakia, and Germany
3. Transportation from the border in Ukraine to shelters
4. Crates

Since rescue groups in the US, including Sochi Dogs, are not able to take in dogs directly from Ukraine due to the CDC import ban, we are offering help adopting EU dogs in the US to clear up space so that they can take in the influx of animals from Ukraine!

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Anna Umansky

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Sochi Dogs stands against this war and with the Ukrainian people.

Sign a letter to the CDC asking for a temporary exception on the dog importation ban to allow US rescues to help dogs left behind in the war.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has people fleeing their homes. They are taking whatever companion animals they can but many are getting left behind. Shelters in Ukraine are overflowing and running out of food and supplies.

Please sign the letter and share! www.sochidogs.org/ukraine

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Anna Umansky

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8 years ago…

As we go into the last weekend of the 2022 Winter Olympics, here is a look back at the original Sochi Shelter that started it all. During the 2014 Olympics, all we had was some scrap wood and the belief that we can make the world a kinder place for homeless dogs. The scrap wood is long gone but eight years later we are still here rescuing dogs and now we’ve got all of you believing in our little dream!

We can’t wait to see what the next eight years will bring.

 
 
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Anna Umansky

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Dogs rescued in a hoarding situation.

This week we've been working with a few other rescues in Sochi and Moscow to help with a hoarding case. Two of the larger dogs and 4 dachshunds are very skinny and need a lot of TLC so they'll be spending some time with us getting medical attention from our vet and lots of food. Once they are healthy, they'll be moving on to another shelter and then hopefully to their forever homes.

 
 
 
 
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Anna Umansky