What is a Sato Dog?
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The dogs at ARF of Mercer are all Sato dogs. A Sato is a Puerto Rican street dog, usually a mixed breed. In Puerto Rico, over 250,000 homeless dogs live on the island. Many of them have been abused and neglected, but despite the hardships they make great family pets as they remain intelligent, loving, and loyal.
The families that adopt this unique breed express gratitude over and over again for uniting them with such a well tempered dog. Our goal at ARF of Mercer is to get Sato dogs off the streets and into homes where they can be loved.
The families that adopt this unique breed express gratitude over and over again for uniting them with such a well tempered dog. Our goal at ARF of Mercer is to get Sato dogs off the streets and into homes where they can be loved.
Why do we adopt our dogs from Puerto Rico?
- over 100,000 Sato dogs are suffering in Puerto Rico with little to no food
- many are neglected and abused, left to roam the beaches and streets of the island
- 97% of Puerto Rican shelter animals are euthanized
"Dozens of dogs are regularly dumped at "Dead Dog Beach" or Playa Lucia each year in Puerto Rico. There is no fresh water and food is scarce. Dogs forage in nearby trash dumps, often traveling the beach in motley packs. Abandoned, starving and living with unrelentingly high temperatures, most will not survive without intervention. ARF of Mercer hopes to give these dogs the intervention they need and a second chance at life." - Aimee LaBrie, Rider University
Rider University, in Lawrenceville, had a group of students travel to Puerto Rico to assist in the Sato dog Rescue and create a documentary to spread the word about what they did. Read this article for more information about how Rider students aided this movement, and how you can as well.
