In September of 2000 we saw the need for a place for abused, abandon, neglected and wayward dogs in our area to go where they could be loved, rehabbed and find forever homes. That was the birth of Southwest Pennsylvania Retriever Rescue Organization, or SPARRO. Just one year later with the tragedy of 9/11, SPARRO was thrust into the forefront of rescue in our area. In 2000 we where able to rescue
4 dogs, but after the WTC attack and throughout 2001 we took in and re-homed 133 dogs, including 2 chocolate lab brothers directly from the NYC area just one week after the attack. Over the years SPARRO has continued to grow and to date we are very close to rescuing our 1,000th wayward dog. We have helped dogs from every single state east of the Rockies and many from Canada as well. We helped with the dogs of Hurricane Katrina and continue to work closely with our contacts in New Orleans to bring great dogs north to forever homes whenever we can. SPARRO always has young, beautiful retrievers available for adoption which you can see on our Adoption page. Saving One Dog Won’t Change The World, But Surely, For That One Dog The World Will Change Forever
