Sochi Dogs is a trailblazing nonprofit organization committed to rescuing stray dogs through education, adoption, and spay/neuter programs.
Every year the Dnipro Shelter starts by fully re-vaccinating all the dogs in their care to make sure everyone is healthy and on the same vaccination schedule.
This year, with the help of our community, we were able to help out by supplying all the vaccines needed and purchasing flea/tick/and heartworm preventatives.
A huge thank you to Pilot Joe for helping Bouncy complete her journey home!
Rescued in Ukraine, Bouncy was accompanied by a flight volunteer to West Virginia earlier this month where a wonderful foster family welcomed her in. Adopters Ben and Sarah learned about Sochi Dogs from their friends who adopted a dog in 2020. When they saw Bouncy on the website it was love at first sight! To bring everyone together, we asked Pilots'n'Paws for help! Pilot Joe responded and just like that Bouncy made it to her forever home Rhode Island.
This month Sochi Dogs has been able to deliver food to feed the 270+ dogs at the shelter. Everyone looks very excited!
Nearly two years ago, at the start of the war in Ukraine, we reached out to Transform A Street Dog, a nonprofit based in San Francisco that had been rescuing dogs in Ukraine for many years. Working together we knew we could help more dogs and people impacted by this horrible conflict. Over the last two years we’ve shared contacts, helped each other with supplies, strategized on the best transport routes, and generally have been there for one another.
One of the biggest challenges we’ve both faced is finding homes for dogs in Ukraine, so we decided to work together to help solve the problem. This January marks our biggest – our first rescue mission! Six dogs from Transform A Street Dog’s foster homes in Kyiv will be making their way to DC and NYC where Sochi Dogs will help find them homes. The first two dogs, Bouncy and Mira, just arrived and were greeted at the DC airport.
We always say, it takes a village to rescue dogs and we are so grateful to have the Transform A Street Dog Team as part of our village.
