How to Adopt a Stray Dog From Sochi

How to Adopt a Stray Dog From Sochi

By ABC News
Feb 10, 2014 2:43pm

An animal rights group is giving advice to Americans visiting Sochi, Russia, on how to adopt one of city’s stray dogs – which the government sought to kill ahead of the Olympics.


Humane Society International advises visitors on its website to check with the Centers for Disease Control to confirm what shots dogs need before being entering the U.S., then consult with a local vet in Russia and finally contact the airline about its policies relating to traveling with a new pet.

Hundreds of dogs have been culled in a government effort to rid the Olympics of strays. Several animal rights groups have condemned the practice, and a Russian billionaire has paid to spare the lives of many animals and remove them to local kennels.


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