February 18th

By Mutt Mulligan

Interested in saving stray dogs? You don’t have to go all the way to Sochi to help.

TurfMutt has been wagging his tail with joy to see that so many of the Sochi street dogs who were saved from euthanasia just before the Winter Olympics started are now being adopted. In fact many members of Team USA are adopting Sochi dogs to take back home with them when the winter games are over!

Sochi street dogs have many people considering adoption

TurfMutt – a rescue dog himself – loves the idea of pet adoption. (Click here to hear TurfMutt’s story and the adoption message from his best friend, OPEI’s Kris Kiser.) But TurfMutt wants to remind all Americans that if the stories of Sochi’s street dogs has you thinking of adopting a fur-ever friend, you don’t need to go all the way to Russia to do so.

In fact there are plenty of adoptable dogs and cats in a shelter near you! The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) makes it easy to find dogs in your local shelter with its searchable database.

Do you have a recent adoption success story you’d like to share? Post pictures of your new pet on TurfMutt’s Facebook page.