September Sato Reunion in Salem, MA

Please come out and join us for the Furry Friends Fiesta Day

Our partner, the Northeast Animal Shelter, is planning a big event for September 11, starting with the "Fiesta Dog Walk" at 9 AM and continuing on with games, contests, a cat photo contest, raffles, and the Rescue Reunion. The event will take place in Salem Willows, Salem, MA.

More details are available in the "Events" section at the Northeast Animal Shelter.

Look who has a new home!!!

Benicio who was at death's door when ASR rescued him--as you can see in his photo below--is now happily living with a wonderful family.

He has a new name, Semper Fidalis, which means always faithful. In this photo, Semper is the little pup surrounded by his older--and bigger--siblings. They seem very protective of their new little brother. It looks like he won't have to worry about much in life from here on in...Semper, and his older siblings, were all adopted from Cape Ann Animal Aid in Gloucester, MA.

Benicio is ready for his forever home...

We know it can be very disturbing to see the kinds of conditions that some Satos are in....so, that's why we only post these photos when there is a super happy ending attached. And, we are one step closer to a very happy ending indeed for Benicio. You can see the horrific conditions in which he was found. He had terrible mange and was severely malnourished when he was rescued by ASR President Edilia Vazquez.

After lots of good food, therapeutic baths, and TLC, Benicio was pronounced ready to fly to our partner shelter Cape Ann Animal Aid in Gloucester.

As you can see in this photo taken on his way to the airport in San Juan, he is one healthy, furry, and undeniably cute cupcake....he's at Cape Ann right now waiting for his forever family to come along so he can adopt them....we'll keep you posted on what happens.

Bienvenidos a los Satos!

About 100 Satos (and their "people") met at Stagefort Park in Gloucester, MA in early June to say gracias to the kind-hearted women from Puerto Rico who saved their lives. There were joyful reunions, like ASR President Edi Vazquez here, having a special moment with Chalupa. Chalupa spent many months at Edi's house, while she gained her strength.

There were plenty of "can-you-believe-it" moments...for instance, would you believe that both dogs in this photo are Satos???? They are lucky enough to live together in the same family. And they are best, best buds

The little one on the left is a classic Sato with those big ears and distinctive stubby legs....but notice how he has to be held up by his dad in order to be anywhere near the same height as his, long-legged big brother....who's also a Sato!!

There were some "awww...shucks" moments...like seeing this adorable young family with Angler whom they had adopted just about a week before the reunion from Cape Ann Animal Aid. Angler is about the same age as his super cute human brother and now they can grow up together.

And then there were....how do we say this delicately?...some moments of powerful attraction. You can almost feel the electricty between these two pups, who first made eye contact from across the field, then made a beeline into eachother's arms, and the next thing we knew, they were rolling on the ground, hugging and kissing. (In fact, there are some photos that we don't even dare post on a family website!)

And then there were the reunions of litter mates....Imagine how that felt!!! Here are three siblings meeting again after a long time apart. They agreed to pose for a formal shot...in fact, they look practically dignified. You can imagine how they felt: thrilled to be together, yet a little awkward after so long apart. Maybe they were feeling internal pressures: we live in Massachusetts now! We are New Englanders! No more fiery Latin outbursts!!

But then, the more they sniffed each other, the more they started to remember all the crazy things they had done together and all the nasty smelling things they had rolled in...and how scared they had been all alone and how hungry and how happy they are now and how safe and how much they love their new families. THANKS TO ALL OUR ADOPTERS....SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Rescuing Tips

How many lawyers does it take to rescue a Sato? Find out in this story about Tips, a stray pup that pulled at the heartstrings of attorneys at the American Bar Association conference in San Juan.

Rescuing Tips from jasmin singer on Vimeo.

Bella's Story

Find out how two families and two rescue groups worked together to save a lovely Sato. Here's the story...

Boxers, Babies, and Boricuas

We may be on to a trend here....Recently, we received two remarkably similar photos of our past rescues. The theme is Boxers, Babies, and Boricuas (which is slang for a native Puertorriqueno).

One is Malena, now Kyla, a boxer that was near death when ASR President Edilia Vazquez rescued her. (You can read Malena's story in "Makeovers.")Here she is with her new best friend Caleb.

And here's Chantal having some bonding time with her brand new baby sister Emery Heaven. Chantal was also found wondering the streets of Puerto Rico, but now lives the good life in central New Hampshire. Looks as though she will have some major babysitting duties for the next several years.