Visakha SPCA

On October 12th of 2014, super cyclone Hudhud hit areas of India in unimaginable ways. Sadly, the staff and volunteers woke up to the shelter and cattle shed at the Visakha Society for the Protection and Care of Animals severely damaged. The infrastructure at the Kindness Farm and Shelter where over 1800 rescued animals reside […]

Military.com | Air Force Pilot and SPCAI Aids Puppies in Iraq

Evelyn started taking care of siblings Chief and Gunner when she was stationed in Basra, located in southern Iraq. In Basra she was assigned to fly VIP’s between the airport and the U.S. Consulate located in that city. The puppies were found on the helicopter ramp at the Basrah airport. They showed up on a bitterly cold night in late November. The weather guy went out that evening to check the visibility for an upcoming flight and saw two tiny puppies.

SPCA International Aims to Rescue 12 Combat Pets and Reunite them with U.S. Soldiers

Working in post-war Iraq is extremely costly; travel within the country continues to require a team of security personnel traveling in convoys of three armored vehicles. The military buddies SPCA International rescues receive this high security transportation on the route north from Baghdad to Erbil where the Operation Baghdad Pups team awaits to fly them out.