Sochi Dogs is a trailblazing nonprofit organization committed to rescuing stray dogs through education, adoption, and spay/neuter programs.
It was an event unlike any other when on a perfect sunny day rescue dogs from four different countries gathered in Morristown, NJ for an afternoon of tail wagging, playing, and painting!
At Sochi Dogs we believe every dog needs a human and after an especially challenging year, it was so great to see all the amazing humans and their rescued pups!
When Boston and Jenny were found as tiny puppies on the streets of Sochi no-one could imagine that a ban on the importation of dogs from 113 countries would go into effect by the CDC or that a terrible war would break out. They grew up at the Sochi Shelter and we kept hoping they might get lucky and get a chance to find forever homes.
With some hard work and determination, this fall things started to look up -- the CDC loosened the importation ban requiring additional documents and vet checks for dogs arriving outside the EU making it difficult, and expensive but not impossible for Jenny and Boston to make it to the US.
While their paperwork was correct, there was no way to fly them out due to the invasion of Ukraine. Not ones to give up, we found ground transport, and the duo traveled from Sochi to Moscow through Latvia, and Belarus to make it all the way to Poland where they boarded a flight to New York.
In the Spring when we found Isabel by Platon's school and Marica on the street. As they were getting their vaccinations and spays they shared a run at the shelter and became fast friends. We are so grateful to our friends at LAPA UK for helping these two cuties find forever homes!
They start their big journey home today!
In 2019, The Beagle Rescue Network in South Korea closed down a horrible hoarding situation. Around 1,600 dogs were pulled from this "private no-kill shelter." Many dogs were not spayed and needed medical treatment and socialization. While the volunteers at the Beagle Rescue Network have been working tirelessly taking care of these dogs and finding foster and forever homes for them, 500 dogs still remain in their boarding facility. One by one they are being placed in foster homes and then adopted to loving families. Sochi Dogs is excited to be part of this process -- to help find homes for some of these larger dogs that are more difficult to adopt in South Korea. Great job Beagle Rescue Network!
