Tucked away on a Guatemalan mountain top dotted with a mixture of pine and banana trees is a no-kill sanctuary for nearly 200 dogs and approximately 60 cats.  All these animals have come from the harsh streets of Guatemala and many faced sure death, but now they find themselves in the loving care of A.W.A.R.E., Animal Welfare Association Rescue and Education.  SPCA International staff members, Terri Crisp and Stephanie Scott had the pleasure of visiting with the AWARE staff and touring the facility in mid-February and they share their incredible experience.

On January 20, 2010, just days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the impoverished country of Haiti, SPCA International sent in an animal response expert to assess the impact on Haiti’s animal population and distribute aid.  With the experience our team has had in other major disasters, especially in under developed countries, we had a fairly good idea of what to expect in Haiti.  Each disaster has its own unique logistical challenges though and Haiti is proving to have many.

On Saturday, January 23rd 2010, Penny met her new family in the United States. The marine who adopted Penny shared this incredible story of love, tragedy and survival with us and we want to share it with you.  This amazing dog deserved a home out of the war zone.  Thanks to Operation Baghdad Pups and our great supporters, now she has one.  You'll enjoy this amazing story of survival.

SPCA International volunteer, Charlene Ruttle, was featured in a heartwarming article about Operation Baghdad Pups.  Ruttle is a peace officer in Cochrane, Alberta, and has flown to Baghdad, Iraq, as an Operation Baghdad Pups rescue expert six times.  Her story will inspire you.

Purina featured Operation Baghdad Pups in a fun Web series called "Snouts in Your Town."  You can meet Victory, Jasmine and Fuji - three four-legged heros rescued by SPCA International's rescue experts.  Watch the Video!

Penny is currently on the Operation Baghdad Pups waiting list.  The marine who wants to adopt her and bring her home to the United States shared her incredible story of love, tragedy and survival with us and we want to share it with you.  This amazing dog deserves a home out of the war zone.  Please help us bring Penny home in 2010. 

The SPCA International FLEX mini-vac sweepstakes was a big success last month.  Meet the five lucky winners and their feline and canine companions.  Each winner is excited to try the FLEX mini-vac with its innovative pet hair cleaning tool.  Meet the Winners and Their Pets!

On November 15th at 10pm, a documentary featuring Operation Baghdad Pups will premier on Military Channel.  No Dog Left Behind tells the harrowing and heartwarming tales of four military servicemen who bonded with animals in the war zone and the SPCA International program that helped them rescue and reunite with their buddies at home in the U.S.  Click Read More to Watch the Trailer!

Before Operation Baghdad Pups was developed in 2008 to rescue U.S. troops’ dogs and cats out of the war zone, a few U.S. service members managed to get their dogs and cats out of the Middle East on their own against incredible odds.  Operation Baghdad Pups program manager, Terri Crisp, helped rescue one of these dogs, Cinnamon, in June 2006 - over a year before SPCA International tapped Crisp to develop the full-fledged Operation Baghdad Pups program.  Cinnamon’s story is chronicled in a harrowing new book, Saving Cinnamon: The Amazing True Story of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Mission to Bring Her Home.