One sato at a time...Un sato a la vez

Danos un techito, our latest campaign!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:00:00 +0000

Want to join us in continuing making a difference? We are raising money to benefit Save a Sato Foundation, and any donation will help make an impact to the hundreds Satos we continue helping all year long. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.

Save A Sato is a non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to easing the suffering of Puerto Rico's homeless and abused animals. "Sato" is slang for street dog. We rescue Satos from the streets and beaches, give them medical care, food and shelter, and plenty of love. When they are healthy, we send them to one of our shelter partners for adoption into loving homes in the U.S.A

For over two decades we have endured many struggles that come along while doing what we love to do.
Clearly after devastating hurricane Maria like many otherS in the island we have been enduring yet far more than we ever had before.

Our shelter lost its humble roof and since then our Satos have been sheltered by a roof made out of blue tarps.

In an effort to give them a more secure place to live until they are adopted we have been working very hard trying to find them a safe place to be.
Not forgetting that we are just entering another uncertained hurricane season.

After many calls, meetings and due diligence we are excited to announced that Save A Sato has been presented with the possible opportunity to move to another location.

The promising new shelter is, a school in disuse in the nearby vicinity of our current shelter.

The process to make all this possible requires a timely and meticulous process.

This much needed huge undertaking will require a long list of things taken care of such as; legal advise and documentation, certificates, insurance policies, structure edification, plumbing & electrical work, cages built, restrooms, paint, cleaning and the list goes on.

To reach this goal we NEED YOUR HELP!
We are asking you to please DONATE!...

...so together we can give our SATOS the roof and shelter the deserve.
In kind donations from any profesional that may be able to provide a service are also welcomed.

WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED LOVE AND SUPPORT- THANK YOU!

Llega el invierno a Save A Sato 2019!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:54:00 +0000

Cuando llega el invierno, es hora de que los satos se queden en casa!! Ese tiempo ha llegado, y necesitamos tu ayuda! Cuando la temperatura baja, nos quedamos a salvo en el refugio por algún tiempo, las aerolíneas no nos permiten volar a los ee. uu. y la mayoría de nosotros aunque queremos pasar la navidad con ustedes, nos quedamos en la cálida brisa del Caribe. Necesitamos algo más de comida, y algunas otras cosas porque somos unos pocos aquí! Si deseas ayudarnos durante este tiempo, no te olvides de donar visitando http://www.saveasato.org/donate-for-the-satos

Recuerda ayudar a nuestros satitos de Save A Sato, con tu donacion por Paypal, es la manera mas segura y directa de que esa donacion llegue al albergue, es instantanea y aseguras una muy buena calidad de vida para nuestros perritos en el albergue, el cual damos todo lo mejor para ellos!

Los Perros y Gatos de Puerto Rico protagonizan el Holiday Book de Reinhold! Imagen PR

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:48:00 +0000

Imagen de P.R digital, anuncia la actividad de Reinhold de Plaza las Americas que se llevara a cabo este proximo 15 de noviembre del 2019 de 5:00 pm a 8:00 pm. Presiona el siguiente enlace para leer el reportaje!

https://imagen.pr/los-perros-y-gatos-de-puerto-rico-protagonizan-el-holiday-book-de-reinhold/

" ¡Reinhold le invita a celebrar la llegada de la Navidad con el lanzamiento de su tradicional Holiday Book! Cada uno de los catálogos de Navidad, se distinguen por ser únicos y exhibir siempre un aspecto que resalte la cultura puertorriqueña, acompañado por palabras de inspiración de los diseñadores de la joyería. Este año se destacan “Los Perros y Gatos de Puerto Rico” con un gran evento el 15 de noviembre en la joyería Reinhold."

One of our sato has been adopted!!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 03:31:00 +0000

just wanted to say thank you, we’ve had our puppy for a couple weeks now and love him so much. He is a lab mix that left your shelter in Feb/March to come to Paws in Albion NY.

We have renamed him Bowie and he’s doing great in his new home. It’s amazing the work you do for these animals. I attached some photos of happy healthy Bowie that I thought you would enjoy seeing.

Chico will be missed...

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 03:28:00 +0000

After 16 wonderful years, I put my fur baby, Chico, to rest. He was rescued by your organization and brought to the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, MA where we found him. Thank you for all that you do... for the animals and the families that love them. God bless

From our sato email!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 03:24:00 +0000

Theodore Martin

Adopted May 4th in Broward County Florida. He is a cutie pie. God bless you all ♥️

Riggs a.k.a Fernando will be missed...

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 03:21:00 +0000

14 years ago I had the great fortune of adopting Rigatoni “Fernando” aka Riggs from Sterling Animal Shelter. My little bear cub was saved off the beaches of Puerto Rico by Gloria and her pals in March 2004. He was 8 or 10 weeks old when I adopted him - my sweet boy with the blue tongue and most beautiful brown eyes. Riggs lived a full and healthy life as my constant sidekick - walks every day, a huge yard for digging his bunkers to hide in, a sister dog who drove him nuts but he loved her anyway, and four cats who he begrudgingly enjoyed.

He was handsome as could be and always loved grooming day. He was a great swimmer, fantastic smoocher, and the love of my life. Sadly I had to say goodbye to him yesterday. Old age got the best of him. I will always be grateful to Gloria and those amazing volunteers in Puerto Rico for saving him and sending him to Sterling. Much love and gratitude.
Sandra Gittlen

Nena will be missed.....

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 03:15:00 +0000

Thank you so very much for our beautiful Nena. We adopted Nena in 2003 from PAWS in Bethel, CT and she was my wedding present from my husband to be! She started our family and she was my constant companion, helping to raise our son & daughter. Sadly our girl passed in late August 2018 and she is greatly missed each day. Thank you for all that you do & for saving our precious girl so she could love us every day she was with us.

Kindest Regards,

Clare Ramery

Blanco! otra historia de final feliz!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:36:00 +0000

Hace un mes y medio adoptamos a Blanco a través del Humane Society of Broward County.
Cuando llegó a nuestra casa era un perro muy asustadizo y nervioso.
Hoy, un mes y medio después de haberle abierto nuestro corazón a este rayito de luz, estamos más que felices de haber tomado esta decisión.
Es el perro más dulce, inteligente y juguetón que he conocido.
No podemos estar más contentos de haberlo hecho parte de nuestra familia. Es el bebe de la casa. Gracias por haberlo rescatado, porque sin la oportunidad que ustedes le dieron, no tendríamos a esta alegría en la familia.

Rambo, living happy!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:22:00 +0000

Hello my name is Kristi Cox, my husband Steve and I adopted Rambo now Maximilian. He is one happy boy. He lives in the air conditioning with his new Boston terrier, lab, and a collie mix siblings. He loves to chase the cat.
A dinosaur nylabone is his favorite toy. He is learning that a bed is a good place to sleep, and couches are fun to lay on. He is an amazing little man who we love so much. He also loves getting frosted puppy cookies! I have attached some pictures for you. Thank you for saving this sweet boy, and all the others who need you.

Gizmo, formerly known as Cano!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:11:00 +0000

Hello! This is Cris Baumgart. I meant to send pics last year when I first adopted Gizmo (formerly known as Cano.) I rescued him from Broward Humane Society when he was brought over to escape Tropical Storm Erika in 2015. He is doing amazing and loves his brother Zeus, a 140 lb. Dogo Argentino and Domino, a 30 lb. Beagle/Pointer. From what I was told, he was rescued out of a washing machine with his mother and siblings. From last year to this year, he is a completely different dog. He is so active, and his shyness is almost completely gone. The only thing he gets scared of is looking at someone with a towel wrapped around their head when they get out of the shower! He will soon start agility training since he has endless amounts of energy and is faster than any other dog at the dog park.

He sleeps on the bed with me, Zeus, and my husband. He has to sleep under the covers and curled up next to my chest or stomach and between me and Zeus. It's a huge comfort for him. When I first adopted him, I had only thought I was saving a sweet, scared baby. Little did I know he would rescue me. Keeping up with him at first was a huge challenge. I have Lupus and Fibromyalgia and suffered with severe back pain and used a mobility scooter to get around for longer walks. He has pushed me to become healthier. Today, I very rarely use my scooter. I am able to walk (and even sometimes run) with very limited pain. He has completely changed my life. I now go out more and am more social with friends and family. Thank you for entrusting the Broward Humane Society for help with rescues.

I am more grateful than words could ever express for sending me the angel and miracle I had prayed for over 5 years. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

From our Happy Endings email!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:02:00 +0000

Good evening,

I want to share with you this happyending. My daughter and I went to Puerto Rico to visit my Mother, my daughter's grandmother. While taking a walk one evening in the town of Culebra, in Puerto Rico, this small black dog comes out from under a car and comes up to my daughter and her aunt. My daughter rushes to my sister's home and picks up some treats she had brought with her from New York in case she would come across a stray dog or two. I came out with her to bring the dog some treats, this is one happy puppy from the get go and we played with her for a while and falling in love with her more and more.

So my daughter mentions that if her fiancee would take one look at this dog that he would want her, no sooner had she said this when I told her to send her fiancee a pic of the dog. One look from seeing this dog on a video, that he told my daughter that he wanted her to bring the dog back to New York with her.

Once we fed the puppy the phones calls and the arranging started taking shape, my daughter sent the video to her friend in Brooklyn, her friend fell in love with the dog and told her that she would start a Go Fund Me page. Once we got home the phone calls to a vet took place. The Go fund me page was already receiving its first donations. We brought the puppy to my sister's house on the second day. We fed her right away, gave her a bath took her to the vet for shots, and was told that she was a Lab mix and is 5 months old, still had her baby milk tooth and lost one while at my sisters home and lost the other one while in New York.

My daughter made the reservation for the puppy to leave with her to New York that Saturday and in the midst of all this, my daughter's other friend was looking for adoptive parents and found them through her girlfriend. She found a young couple who had just purchased a home and was looking for a playmate for their dog and was in communication constantly with my daughter from New York to Puerto Rico through facebook.

This whole thing could not have been planned better. God's hands was all over this one lucky beautiful puppy and the reason why I say this is because this puppy was house broken and walked beside my daughter on a new leash. We think that she was just let loose in hopes that a good family and the puppy would cross paths "and heck if it didn't"!

My daughter has the most cutest videos of this puppy playing so happyly in my sister's home in Culebra.

Needlesstosay, we had no idea that this Saveasato Organization existed, this was the first we heard of this organization. This is one great humanitarian organization. God bless you.

Sincerely,

Carmen Quirindongo

"Deana's" proud mom.......................

Brando from Trujillo Alto PR

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 19:55:00 +0000

Hi guys!

Just wanted to send y'all another update on my little Brando from Trujillo Alto!

It's hard to believe and time has flown by, but we have had Brando for over a year now. Wow! We adopted him August 30, 2015.

Brando was sent to the Humane Society of Broward County ahead of Tropical Storm Erika. He came home with us to have a loving, peaceful home to retire in. Our vets estimated that he had about 6 months left at that time, but here we are!

Brando did come to us already with a grade 4 heart murmur. And his blood work at his annual vet appointment last month showed that he's also got kidney disease. But despite it all he is as spunky as ever! He gets special home made food, which he loves. We run circles in the driveway every morning before I go to work, and he runs and jumps and barks when the other dogs start barking. He's even still doing great as a foster brother to all of the foster kittens and dogs that I bring home :)

You can follow his adventures on Instagram at my account @instareagram with his hashtag #BusyWorldOfSeñorBrando

Oh, and we adopted a chicken, which he absolutely loves! I've attached a video of him running around the chicken pen.

Thanks for saving Brando and sending him to us. He is a blessing!

Rita and her new family!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:58:00 +0000

We want to give thanks to the Chicklo family for give a warm home to our sweet Rita. And give thanks, above all for their patience and love for this shy, sweet and pretty lady. Thanks Chicklo Family!! Enjoy your new life Rita❤️:

Hello,

On March 20, 2016, my family and I adopted Rita from the Delaware County, PA, SPCA. The reason we adopted Rita was equal parts her name and her charming looks. My sister and grandmother are also named Rita. When we rescued her, she was scared, timid, and frightened of everything; but now she is happy, carefree, healthy, and energetic. She now weighs 15 lbs and has now become a part of our family. She loves to eat people food instead of her dog food but she is learning to love her dog food. We are grateful that you have rescued her and we found her. Attached are some photos of her.

The Chicklo Family

Rambo is now safe at a new home!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:50:00 +0000

🚨Rambo's news🚨

After rescue and cared for our friend Rambo for more than a month, no one claimed him. In that case, we began to search for a great home for Rambo. And that home is now a reality... We want to give thanks to Kristi Cox for open her home for our little Rambo. Be happy little buddy!🐶🌻

Después de rescatar y cuidadar de nuestro amigo Rambo durante más de un mes, nadie nos contactó para reclamarlo. En ese caso, empezamos a buscar un gran hogar para Rambo. Y ese hogar es ahora una realidad... Queremos agradecer a Kristi Cox por abrirle su hogar a nuestro pequeño Rambo. Sé feliz amiguito!🐶

A happy ending for Blanco!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:36:00 +0000

Hace un mes y medio adoptamos a Blanco a través del Humane Society of Broward County.

Cuando llegó a nuestra casa era un perro muy asustadizo y nervioso.

Hoy, un mes y medio después de haberle abierto nuestro corazón a este rayito de luz, estamos más que felices de haber tomado esta decisión.

Es el perro más dulce, inteligente y juguetón que he conocido.

No podemos estar más contentos de haberlo hecho parte de nuestra familia. Es el bebe de la casa. Gracias por haberlo rescatado, porque sin la oportunidad que ustedes le dieron, no tendríamos a esta alegría en la familia.

Catalina

Chachi's happy new life!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:36:00 +0000

Today Chachi is enjoying her first vacations with her family. Look at her in the car and the private plane heading to the paradisiac island of Vieques PR!! Ooohhh this girl has a good taste!! Thanks to Jill and Alberto for keep us updated about Chachi

🐶🌊

Hoy Chachi está disfrutando de sus primeras vacaciones junto a su familia. Mírenla en el carro y el avión privado rumbo a la paradisíaca isla de Vieques PR!! Esta nena tiene buenos gustos!! Gracias a Jill y Alberto por mantenernos actualizados sobre Chachi 🐶🌊

Chachi's happy new life!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:36:00 +0000

🐶🌊

Rosie!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:48:00 +0000

Hi,

My name is Ray Schindler. We rescued our new little girl, Rosie from the Humane Society of Broward County in October 2013. As I understand she was sent to Florida from your shelter. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure who rescued who. Earlier in the week we had to put our 18 year old girl to sleep. We were completely heart broken. Somehow we managed to go to work everyday, but when we got home, it was unbearable. When we first saw Rosie at the shelter, she was so shy and afraid. With a little work and a lot of love, she has blossomed into a wonderful part of our family. How lucky we all were!

Simon

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:46:00 +0000

Friends, a couple days ago Save a Sato was alerted about this poor boy. He was abused by his owner. Also other bad people hit him and was attacked by other dogs. Cruel people exploded a firecracker in his mouth and now he is hungry because he can't eat and his owner doesn't care about him. His jawbone was severely damaged, almost crushed. As you know, we can't turn our back to this angel. We name him Simon. And now he is under Dr. Rivera's care at Avian & Small Animals Clinic. Dr. Rivera performed surgery on Simon's jawbone in order to repair it. We will help Simon to recover his health and find the great home that he deserves, but we can't continue without your donations. As you know, we have thousand of dollars in veterinary bills to pay. Please, no amount is too small. Simon will have a long journey to his recovery but he is not alone!! Please make your donation via Paypal on our main page www.saveasato.org or directly to clinic: veterinarioantoniorivera@gmail.com or via phone (787) 759-6263. Bank Account number: 131269380 (Banco Popular PR)

Judith, now Nina...living happy in a forever home

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:42:00 +0000

Judith was rescued by a Save A Sato volunteer named Denise...she was abandonned, because she gave birth...the owners did not wanted to take responsability of her and her puppies....she was found with her puppies living under the stairs of a public residencial project...

We want to Send our thanks and love to all of you at saveasato for taking such wonderful care of our little Nina! ~ xoxo

We Rescued Judith (30119119) from Delaware County, Pennsylvania's SPCA on 11/12/2015 her name was Judith. She was a Scared And Quiet little Girl but we knew she had a heart of gold and that we just had to bring her home with us.

First thing we did was change her name to Nina, Nina is a Very Sweet,Loving and just loves her new home. She loves watching TV, Going to the park and just loves all of her new toys. We even enrolled her in a dog training class at Petsmart. Not that she needs school, Nina is so well behaved. She is House Trained, Never Barks, Never Begs for food not even when we are cooking or eating and the list of good things can go on & on. She is absolutely Amazing!!! We want to thank all of you for making our life more meaningful because without you we wouldn’t of had our little girl.

The letter that was inclosed with her information said she was found abandoned on the streets and that she was mistreated. we would love to hear back from you if you have any more information on our little Nina. like where she was found, her condition, well just anything! we have missed the start of her life and we are very interested in more information on her, if there is any.

Nina wants to say thank you her rescuer and all that has ever taken care of her. she misses you all!!

our sincerest thanks to all of you, xoxo

Melissa & Harry Thomas,

Newtown Square

We love to hear that our satos are happy and loved!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:00:00 +0000

Thank you for all the work you do with the satos. I adopted one of yours from the St. Hubert's Shelter in Branchburg, New Jersey & he is the most beautiful & lovable dog we have ever had. We adopted him when he was four months old and he is now seven years old. He has filled our home and life with so much joy. His name is Sato in honor of your organization. Below is a picture of Sato.
Thank you,
María Ocasio

Enrique! Living the dream!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:54:00 +0000

Hi All!
My name is Shannon and I wanted to say thank you for taking good care of Enrique while he was in your care. He traveled from your rescue to the Delaware County SPCA on December 29th where I fell in love with him immediately. I was able to adopt and take him home just last Sunday, January 3rd. He is quickly adjusting to the good life where he lays comfortably on the couch or bed, has lots of treats and toys and, most importantly, loving and petting! He is so loving and affectionate to people and loves smelling everything he possibly can during our walks. So, from Aldan, Pennsylvania in the USA, a huge thank you!!

Thank you Orlando and Olga Ruiz! The Satos at the SanSe 2015!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:48:00 +0000

We would like to thanks Orlando and Olga for this donation and for helping our satos for 2 years in a row!!

From our sato mail!!

Saludos, we were pleased to finally meet Gloria and staff at SAS during our visit to the shelter, to deliver the $331 donation from the people of Puerto Rico given during the 2015 Fiesta de la Calle San Sebastián. We are very proud of Maya and Toby for their dedication to helping their Sato family. Thank you all for your work too. You may post these photos on your Facebook to thank everyone for their support.
Best regards,
Orlando and Olga Ruiz-Roque
Calle San Justo
Viejo San Juan

Buddy, adopted 14 years ago!

noreply@blogger.com (Save a Sato) — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:49:00 +0000

From our sato mail!

Buddy was our first pet and our lives resolved around him.We couldn't imagine a more perfect friend and we miss him terribly. He was diagnosed with kidney disease a year ago.He took a drastic change for the worse last week and was in pain so it was time. He had a very happy 14 years.

Buddy recently crossed the rainbow bridge, we want to say thank you to Susan Dilbert, his mom for taking care of him for this last 14 years!