Russians and Americans Use Internet to Save Sochi’s Stray Dogs

Stray dogs are a common sight in Sochi, the Winter Olympics host city. They are everywhere - begging for food at outdoor restaurants and foraging for food in back yards. Who let the dogs out? In recent weeks, an army of 100,000 construction workers went home, but they left behind hundreds of pets and guard dogs. Nadezhda Maiboroda, who runs PovoDog, a new dog shelter here, said, “All Olympic projects are finished. Builders have gone home. But the dogs...

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