Save a Sato Foundation

SAVE A  SATO
DANOS UN TECHITO

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!



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SAVE A SATO
DANOS UN TECHITO

¿Quieres unirte a nosotros para seguir marcando la diferencia?
Estamos recaudando dinero para beneficiar a la Fundación Save a Sato, y cualquier donación ayudará a generar un impacto en los cientos de Satos que continuamos ayudando durante todo el año.
Gracias de antemano por su contribución a esta causa que significa mucho para nosotros.

Save A Sato es una organización de voluntarios sin fines de lucro dedicada a aliviar el sufrimiento de los animales sin hogar y abusados ​​de Puerto Rico. "Sato" es una jerga para el perro callejero.
Rescatamos a Satos de las calles y playas, les brindamos atención médica, comida, refugio y mucho amor. Cuando están sanos, los enviamos a uno de nuestros socios del refugio para que los adopten en hogares amorosos en los EE. UU.

Durante más de dos décadas hemos soportado muchas luchas que surgen al hacer lo que amamos hacer. Claramente, después del devastador huracán María, como muchos otros en la isla, hemos estado soportando aún más que nunca. Nuestro refugio perdió su humilde techo y, desde entonces, nuestros Satos han estado protegidos por un techo hecho de lonas azules.

En un esfuerzo por brindarles un lugar más seguro para vivir hasta que sean adoptados, hemos estado trabajando arduamente para encontrar un lugar seguro donde vivir. Sin olvidar que estamos entrando en otra temporada de huracanes incierta.

Mientras tanto, Después de muchas llamadas, reuniones y diligencia debida, nos complace anunciar que Save A Sato ha tenido la oportunidad de mudarse a otro lugar. El nuevo y prometedor refugio es una escuela en desuso en las inmediaciones de nuestro refugio actual.

El proceso para hacer todo esto posible requiere un proceso oportuno y meticuloso. Esta gran empresa tan necesaria requerirá una larga lista de cosas atendidas, tales como; Asesoramiento legal y documentación, certificados, pólizas de seguro, edificación de estructuras, trabajos de plomería y electricidad, jaulas construidas, baños, pintura, limpieza y la lista continúa.

Para alcanzar este objetivo necesitamos tu ayuda! Te estamos pidiendo que por favor DONE! ... ... así que juntos podemos dar a nuestros SATOS el techo y cobijarlos como ellos se lo merecen.

Donaciones en especie de cualquier profesional que pueda proporcionar un servicio también son bienvenidas

SOMOS MUY AGRADABLES POR SU CONTINUO AMOR Y APOYO PARA NUESTROS SATOS,   ¡GRACIAS!
     

 LEARN MORE ABOUT SAVE A SATO

 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=942604399255463 
     
 WWW.SAVEASATO.ORG 


                                                                 


   --- OUR ROOF AFTER MARIA---






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STAY IN TOUCH:  
Have you rescued and / or adopted one of our Satos and today has a loving home.
- we want to hear from you - Please share your Happy Tail sen it to:  [email redacted] and if your Happy Tail includes cherishing  the life of a Sato you gave a good home and has cross the rainbow bridge we''d like to hear from  you too.


THANK YOU!


Update - Sunday June 23, 2019

• Food. Within the last few weeks, the shelter has run out of food several times. The shelter is highly dependent on food donations from volunteers, local pet stores and grocers, but often these are insufficient.
• Electricity. The shelter does not have electricity.
• Cleanliness. The shelter cannot afford to have someone come every day to clean the kennels, which in some cases host up to 4 dogs. Going multiple days without a cleaning creates terribly unhygienic conditions and makes adoption difficult given their physical cleanliness.
• Exercise. The dogs spend 100% of their time in their kennels unless they are receiving medical attention or being walked through the our Dog Walking program. Exercise is crucial as many of these dogs are too wound up to be adoptable with so little time out of their kennels.

I'll Clean the Dog Poop if You Help Pay the Vet!

Friends –

This November, I'm doing something I've never done before: Going to a foreign(ish) land to volunteer for a week, doing hard labor ... and I'm sure I'll step in plenty of dog poop. What did I get myself into???

I've committed to doing the hard part. But I need your help – or actually, the "Satos" in Puerto Rico do. Vet bills for abandoned, injured dogs are astronomical! And the island's animals have been suffering since Hurricane Maria.

Even before the hurricane, about 100,000 stray dogs  known as "Satos" were left to die in the streets  of Puerto Rico and on “Dead Dog Beach.” These pups are ignored – or worse, abused – and the island’s high-kill shelters execute 500 dogs a day.

But over the past 20+ years, one woman has nearly single-handedly saved 20,000 dogs and cats. Her name is Gloria Marti, and she runs "Save a Sato ," a shelter she built in her own back yard (watch this video!). It’s a nonprofit organization that rescues abandoned animals in severe conditions – the ones most likely to be overlooked – and partners with no-kill shelters in the States and with independent volunteers to find them safe and loving homes.

Save a Sato is a primitive space that lost its roof during the hurricane, and Gloria usually has 100 dogs at a given time – and often NO volunteers. So Gloria herself spends every waking moment of every day caring for the dogs, feeding them, bathing them, cleaning their crates and ultimately showing them love, day in and day out.  365 days a year...she never takes a vacation.

With my sister-in-law, Juliana, I am going to spend a week in Puerto Rico this November giving Gloria a hand (and a hug!). But hands alone are not enough. Every Sato Gloria rescues needs vet care ... often a LOT of it. She incurs thousands of dollars of debt in the form of IOUs with a local veterinarian -- not to mention the costs for transporting hopeful "Satos" on their flights to their new forever homes!

Please donate any amount you can. Donate for me, as this is a type of venture I've never undertaken before, and I'm not sure how it'll go. Donate for Gloria, who as far as I can tell is a saint. And most of all, donate for the Satos! They deserve our help more than anything. THANK YOU!!!!!

I have been a long-time advocate for the Satos, aka street dogs, of Puerto Rico.  I was lucky enough to have been owned by a Sato for 12 years, and directly involved in finding forever homes for dozens of others.  These dogs (and cats, aka Gatos) live on the streets at the mercy of their surroundings.  Many are abused and neglected, but despite these hardships, they make great family pets if given the chance.  After Hurricane Maria, as all of Puerto Rico still struggles to recover, the dogs need more help than ever.

I’ve committed to riding and running 100+ miles this year to raise money for Save A Sato, a rescue group in San Juan who has saved thousands of dogs and cats, including my Amy. Besides the basics of food and shelter, they provide extensive and expensive medical care.  Volunteers work tirelessly to care for hundreds of dogs and cats in their care at any one time.  Please help me raise money to help sustain their life-saving work.  

In addition to their daily work, they are still recovering from Hurricane Maria and are in need of a new roof for the shelter with an estimated cost of $26,000!

 Beginning May 6 and for the next 6 months through November 4, I will either bike or run a total of over 100 miles to raise money for Save A Sato Foundation, www.saveasato.org, and in memory of my Sato, Amy.  I have already completed the 40-mile bike tour across the 5 boroughs of NYC on May 6.  I will continue throughout the summer and fall with several other races including another 40 mile bike tour, two half marathons, several shorter races and end on November 4 with the NYC Marathon.  I will update my race progress, so be sure to check back for updates!

Please donate per mile, per race, a flat donation (or all of the above), whatever you can, to help Save A Sato.  As a registered 501c3, all donations are tax deductible.  Thank you for your support!