OUR IMPACT

Since its inception in 2011, The Sato Project has rescued 8,000 stray dogs (known in Puerto Rico as “satos”), rehabilitated them with the highest standards of veterinary care, and placed them in loving homes on the U.S. mainland. The Sato Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the underlying causes of the overpopulation crisis through community outreach and a low-cost spay, neuter, and vaccination initiative known as #OperationSato. Since the devastation of Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the earthquakes of 2020, The Sato Project has expanded its efforts into disaster relief, including the distribution of 150,000 lbs of humanitarian and animal emergency supplies. Over the years, they have also pulled dogs from overburdened municipal shelters with 94% euthanasia rates and reunited close to 300 families with their beloved displaced pets via the No Dog Left Behind program.