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A 501(c) (3) non-profit organization
Over the past few weeks K9 Global Rescue was involved in a humanitarian air lift to Poland and Ukraine for the Ukrainian refugee and pet crisis. We were boots on the ground working throughout Ukraine from Kyiv, Bucha, Irpin to Kharkiv. Air Canada and LOT Polish Air provided the air lift for our essential medial supplies and have agreed to do a second air lift. While on this mission we worked with several highly regarded rescue groups including Fundajca Zwierzeca Polana who helped our logistics and transportation needs. We purchased a 15 passenger Mercedes Sprinter van and will again transport and delivered medical aid, human food, dog & cat food, pet supplies, veterinarian supplies and combat medical kits directly to the Ukrainian Army in Kharkiv. Our mission is not over. The week of May 15th we will return to the Ukraine with more essential supplies and will transport food, medical and veterinarian supplies into active combat areas and we will continue to extract humans and animals to safe locations. Financial donations are needed more than ever to sustain our efforts. The situation is desperate, and our ask is huge but with your help it can be accomplished. Please donate and share. We will continue to post videos and pictures of our mission.
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Apollo' Journey Out of the Darkness
This is the first time we saw Apollo. 5 minutes later it was the first time he had ever touched the ground.
This is the first time we saw Apollo. 5 minutes later it was the first time he had ever touched the ground.
Apollo’s Journey
On April 23, 2017 while investigating and mapping dog farms in South Korea, We came upon 2 dogs that were in the backyard of a family home in the countryside. The dogs were in obvious distress locked in and confined to small cages. They claimed the dogs were family pets, which is the most over used excuse in Korea. They were in fact being raised to sell to the dog meat traders. After negotiating with the owners, they agreed to surrender the dogs. K9GR did not pay for either dog. Apollo now lives in Denver with 3 new sisters. His sister was adopted by an animal sanctuary in southern Colorado and lives on a 100 acre ranch.
The youngest, who we named Apollo, was born in the cage and was approximately six months old. Since the cage had a steel mesh floor, Apollo’s paws grew sideways as he was pushing against the mesh to keep his paws from falling through. On June 6th Apollo was cleared to leave Korea and made the journey, with one of the founders of K9GR, to the US. He now lives with JON, K9GR founder and his family.
After several visits to the vet’s office and multiple consultations, Apollo required 2 extensive surgeries and therapy to straighten his paws. as much as possible. This amazing, gentle, loving and trusting dog has been through too much in his short life, but he still has the will to live a normal happy and healthy life. Some dogs, like Apollo, hit your heart like a lightning bolt. No amount of money is greater than the love and devotion this wonderful Boy will give and get for many years.