Since arriving in the UK it has been discovered that Anna has a lump with nodules and requires urgent surgery. We have a very special fundraiser page setup for Anna. To find out more please click HERE. At SOS Italian Setters we are all about ensuring […]
Kyra is 9. She is negative to leishmaniasis. Latest photos of the lovely Kyra She was caught by the dog warden in a small village of Basilicata where she had been a stray for a while and taken to a public pound where dogs only come […]
His name is Valentino. He is a Brittany, but to us that does not matter, the important thing is that he is safe in rescue. We could not refuse to help as our volunteer Luana was told by the hunter if she did not take him […]
Birthday Girl! Mimi Mimi is now adopted. Grazie Mirko and Giuly Cava for wanting her from the very first moment Giuliana saw her at the physiotherapy centre and grazie Barbara Baiesi who first fostered her. Grazie Giovanna Decuzzi who rescued her in the first place. 24 […]
Update 16 June 2025 If have not already been introduced to our little star Eva this is her story so far! A young happy little English setter, in foster in Bedfordshire. Ready to find her forever family and conquer the world! You might remember her story: […]
He is about 4 years old. He was found severely emaciated, very poorly and desperately looking for human contact, but sadly in Calabria there is no compassion for dogs like him. He was rescued near a restaurant in the middle of nowhere near a dangerous road […]
Her name is Linda. She is about 2-3. She was found heavily pregnant just before Christmas and on 3rd of January when in rescue she gave birth to 9 puppies, 7 of which have survived. None of the puppies look like a Setter… five have found […]
Henry will be 5 in July. He even has a pedigree but that didn’t stop him to get thrown out. He became ill with leishmaniasis and his hunter didn’t want him anymore, so SOS Italian Setters took him before he was put-to-sleep! Henry is one of […]
Sky is 2. Weighs about 18/20 kg and is very good on a lead. Although jealous with his food he gets along well with all dogs, but much better with females. However, because he is food driven you would have to be careful with food, certainly […]
This is Maggie, a Setter mix girl who is 3. Maggie was rescued from the streets heavily pregnant and in a very poor state, malnourished with mange. A family took her in and helped her with her pregnancy and getting better. Only two of her eight […]
This is Rocco, 4 years old. He was found emaciated, looking very sad and miserable. The day we rescued him, in the evening there was a snow storm which he probably would not have survived. He is now in foster care in the Midlands UK and […]
Filippa is 5-year-old. She was found with a rope around her neck, with both her neck and head carefully shaved. Her tails is brownish yellow from filth which means that she was kept is a very small space and laying in her own excrement. Obviously very […]
Allow us to introduce to prospective parents our very special little lady Giorgia. Why do we call her petite or little, well she is really a perfect miniature Setter weighing in at a tiny 12kgs! If ever you wondered why we dedicate so much time to […]
Fly sweet angel fly! I am sorry we could not help you.
Tobia is lucky to be alive! He was found by a volunteer wandering along a busy dangerous road (see video). He was limping and starving. Although we believe him to be a Brittany and not a Setter we could not leave him behind to the evitable […]
As with all our rescues when Teddy has been passed as medically fit to travel he will be available to foster or adopt. Although at this stage we are still evaluating Teddy he is currently in foster care in Italy with one of the charity Trustees. […]
Oliver was found by himself outside a village in the region of Puglia, he was trying to get into a fenced area where there is a house because he was cold and very hungry. It is very cold in the area at this time of year, […]
Her name is Fenicia. Found in Calabria a few days ago, she is now in a foster home under the care of SOS Italian Setters. We will update you when we have more information. All her tests have been done, and we are awaiting the results. […]
Foster parents are the life blood of rescue. Without Linda we would have struggled to adjust Silva to her life in the UK. Not only did Linda work with Silva but found her a wonderful future home. Have you ever thought about being a Foster Parent […]
The 2025 SOS Italian Setters calendar is now available to order at only £16 (minimum donation) plus £2.00 p&p UK. Send name and address and details of your order to: chiara@sositaliansetters.org.uk
September 2024 and we are still looking for that special foster or forever home for the lovely Bebè. This is a heartfelt appeal on behalf of the most gentle little Setter you could ever wish to meet, our Bebè! We are really saddened and perplexed that […]
The very pretty and lovely Cita (now Elsa) has found a lovely home with lots of doggy sisters in Essex, UK. This highly energetic little lady enjoys daily runs in a secure dog friendly field where she can run and play to hearts content with her […]
Pedro’s story. 12 October 2024: When you read his incredible journey keeping in your mind that this amazing lad is available for adoption! Our foster dog Pedro has been here two weeks now, time enough for us to begin to assess him and fall in love […]
The very pretty Derna has just come into rescue. She was found being bitten by another dog, although okay now she had visible bite marks. Derna is around 4 years old. She is fine now at the shelter in Calabria and we are looking for a […]
Giulio has found a wonderful new home in Somerset UK. Giulio has just come into rescue so we have very little information about him at this stage but what we have discovered already shows him to be a lovely boy. His tests are all very good […]
Many of his friends have left the shelter and he now sits by the gate hoping that we will go back for him, to take him out. Angelo has been at the shelter in Calabria for many months, far too many. We ‘desperately’ need a home […]
Bob came into rescue with so very little information other than what we have shown below. This is his Italian journey 24 May – Urgent help is needed for our Bob! Bob must leave the shelter in Calabria urgently. Whilst he is negative to leishmaniasis and […]
Tommy has just come into rescue so we have very little information to provide at this stage other than what we have shown below. With have very little information on Tommy at the moment but he was found, like so many, wandering as a stray. He […]
Jacqui Hadley (Mannie’s family) wrote. “Mannie, you will always be in our heart❤. Thank you Chiara for saving this dear sweet boy so he could know what it was to be loved. xxx“ Mannie wrote this for his forever family to remember him by. “As much […]