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Press Highlights

2024

The Sato Project” spays, neuters and vaccinates 340 dogs in a single weekend in Puerto Rico.” - DogsToday

The CDC Announced New Rules for Importing Dogs—Here’s What It Means for Rescues, Daily Paws

Interview with Chrissy Beckles on the Animal Cracker podcast, Dr. Doug Willen

We Saved Each Other: How Rescue Dogs Help Us Through Hardship,” by Christopher Dale, McFarland Publishers

2024 Puppy Bowl: Dogs Up For Adoption Go Head-to-Head, Today Show

2023

130 Abandoned and Abused Pets Find Loving Homes for the New Year Thanks To Rescue Flight, People Magazine

Dogs from Puerto Rico flown into Morristown Airport to receive treatment, find new homes, News12

2022

Over 140 abandoned, homeless pets flown from Puerto Rico to find new ‘fur-ever’ homes in the Hudson Valley, News12

How a Little Pup Who Was Hit By a Car Is Inspiring Animal Rescuers in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Fiona, DailyPaws

Stray dogs and cats from Puerto Rico arrive in New Jersey after Hurricane Fiona, News12

300 Homeless Pets Rescued from Puerto Rico and Brought to U.S. on 'Freedom Flights', People

These Rescue Flights Brought 300 Pets Closer To New Families While Easing Puerto Rico's Homeless Pet Problem, DailyPaws

2021

‘Love Is In the Air’ Rescue Is Flying 190 Homeless Pets to Forever Homes for Valentine’s Day, People

Rescued dogs from Puerto Rico meet forever families in Westchester, News12

Wings of Rescue teams up with The Sato Project to bring adoptable dogs to New York, amNY

2020

Inside The Sato Project’s Efforts to Rescue Puerto Rico’s Stray Dogs, TIME

Coffee company giving homeless dogs an extra shot of love, Good Morning America

130 Dogs and Cats Flown from Crowded Shelters and Life on the Streets into Forever Homes, People

‘Sato Project' Dogs Arrive From Puerto Rico to New York, NBC4NY

COVID-19 Is Affecting Shelter Dogs — For Better and For Worse, Inverse

No Dogs Left Behind: The Sato Project in Puerto Rico, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

In Photos: The Rescuing of Dogs in Puerto Rico, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

They Go the Distance, The New York Times

Stray animals abound in Puerto Rico following crises, LatinAmericanScience.org

The Power of Social Media: Why It Is a Game Changer for Dog Rescue Groups, This Dog’s Life

Over 100 Pets Airlifted from Overcrowded Shelters in Puerto Rico to Find homes in Mainland U.S., People

Displaced dogs from earthquake-stricken Puerto Rico Heading to New Jersey, News12 New Jersey

Homeless dogs from Puerto Rico Arrive in New Jersey, PIX11 News

Rescued pets from earthquake-ravaged Puerto Rico end up at East Coast shelters, Fox News

Dogs saved from earthquake-ravaged Puerto Rico up for adoption in New Jersey, ABC7 Eyewitness News

Dogs Left Homeless by Earthquakes in Puerto Rico Arrive at NJ Animal Shelter, CBS

Brooklyn-based organization works to help dogs affected by Puerto Rican Earthquakes, News12 Brooklyn

Southampton rescue dog to appear in Dog Bowl on Animal Planet, Western Mass News

2019

Rescue Group of the Month: Tips on How to Prepare Your Pets for an Emergency (and More) From The Sato Project, Lulus Blog

Podcast Interview: Chrissy Beckles: Golden Gloves Boxer in the Fight of her life: Saving the dogs of Puerto Rico, Species Unite

Puppy Bowl XV: Winner Takes All, Animal Planet

Why you can’t miss Puppy Bowl 2019, CNN

How To Adopt The 2019 Puppy Bowl Puppies, Because These Dogs & Many Others Deserve A Good Home, Bustle

6 Perros Satos Boricuas Partciparan en el Puppy bowl & Llamado A Lin-Manuel Miranda, El Nuevo Dia

2018

They are resilient like the people': Meet the four-legged survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, NY Daily News

One Year After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s ‘The Sato Project’ Readies Spayathon Round Two, ShelterMe.tv

Puerto Rico Dogs Heading to Mainland, NBC4 New York/Telemundo

The Great Puerto Rico Doglift, Village Voice

Reunited and It Feels So Good, People Magazine

First-ever 'Spayathon' Kicks Off in Puerto Rico, Veterinarian’s Money Digest

The Puppy Bowl 2018 Features Two Pups from Puerto Rico - And the Organization Who Rescued Them Still Needs Your Help, Bustle

Puppies rescued by Brooklyn group will raise awareness for Puerto Rico in Puppy Bowl,  ABC7 Eyewitness News

2017

Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico’s ‘Dead Dog Beach’ and the effort save its pups, Washington Post

Woman’s heroic crusade to save dogs left for dead in Puerto Rico, New York Post

More Than 50 Dogs Rescued from Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico Flown to NYC Adoption Event, People

Volunteer pilots are flying planeloads of dogs and cats out of Puerto Rico, Today

Group Devoted to Puerto Rico’s Stray Dogs is Flying Dozens to Safety, Huffington Post

2015

Rescue from Dead Dog Beach: protectors of Puerto Rico's canines are on a mission, The Guardian

Hundreds Of Unwanted Pets Have Been Dumped On 'Dead Dog Beach', The Dodo

Saving pups from 'Dead Dog Beach', CNN

2014

Hope for the Lost and Abandoned Dogs of Puerto Rico, NPR, The Animal House, WAMU 88.5

2013

Fighting for Hope: Chrissy Beckles and The Sato Project Step Into The Ring for Man’s Best Friend, Design Sponge

Puppy Bowl Includes Rescues from Puerto Rico's Dead Dog Beach, ABC News

2012

Christina Beckles Saves Abandoned Dogs - And Packs a Punch, Refinery 29

From Boxing Champ to Slum Dog Advocate: The Woman Behind The Sato Project, Vet Street

Operation Paws, The New York Times