People, paws & purpose
The care after the rescue
Meet two of our newest shelter partners, and the patient, everyday work behind a second chance.
By rufly editorial · · 5 min read
A rescue story does not end when a dog is brought somewhere safe. In many ways, that is where the real work begins.
There is the next meal. The next appointment. The patient repetition of treatment and rehabilitation. The time it takes to find a home that is right for that particular dog, rather than just any home that is available.
That is the part we want to make more room for at rufly. Not just the dramatic moment of rescue, but the people who keep showing up afterwards.
Two recent additions to our shelter family bring that idea to life: Laws for Paws Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City, and Speranța Shelter near Bucharest. Different places, different stories, the same commitment to giving dogs the care they need.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Laws for Paws: a second chance takes time
Laws for Paws Vietnam describes its work in three words: rescue, rehabilitate, rehome. Founded in 2019 by Elizabeth Homfray, it runs a no kill, cage free rescue for dogs who have been abandoned, abused or need urgent medical help. Its work includes veterinary care, recovery and careful matching with adoptive families.
Those three words sound simple. One puppy in the shelter’s own updates makes clear how much they can hold.
In June Happy Tails, published on 30 June 2026, the team introduced Muffin. His mother had been hit by a bike. Muffin was born with swimmer’s syndrome and was receiving dedicated physical therapy. The shelter described a curious, playful puppy who wanted to be involved in everything.
We are sharing the story as the shelter told it then, not claiming an outcome we have not confirmed. But even that small glimpse says something important: treatment is not separate from a dog’s life. It is what gives that life more room.
The same update explains its Care Collective, a community of monthly supporters helping sustain rescue, rehabilitation and shelter operations. That steady support matters because food, preventative care and treatment are not one time needs. They come round again tomorrow.
If you are spending time in Ho Chi Minh City, the shelter also shares ways to get involved, including volunteering and education. Contact the team before making plans. The most helpful visit is one that fits what the shelter and its dogs actually need.
Near Bucharest, Romania
Speranța: care that does not give up
At Speranța Shelter, care includes much more than a safe place to sleep. Its own mission describes rehabilitation for injured dogs, physiotherapy and a swimming pool, alongside support for dogs recovering emotionally from abuse. Dogs with disabilities are part of that work, not an afterthought.
It is a reminder that a second chance does not have to look the same for every dog. For one, it might mean a new family. For another, it might mean ongoing treatment, help with mobility and a place where their needs are understood.
Then there is Pluto. In a story first published in April 2024, Speranța described finding him abandoned in a field, suffering from a severe skin condition. Specialist treatment and daily care helped him recover. The veterinarian who cared for him went on to adopt him.
Pluto’s is an older story, not a new rescue announcement. We include it because it shows the kind of commitment behind the shelter’s work: someone saw a dog in need, kept caring for him, and eventually made him family.
Speranța’s work continues beyond its gates, too. In July 2025, it announced that Animal Society had joined its foundation, bringing shelter care together with wider animal welfare programmes. Its mission includes sterilisation work as well as rescue, because helping the next dog matters as much as helping the dog already here.
Where your travels fit in
We sell travel eSIMs. These shelters do the rescuing. It is important to us not to blur that distinction or suggest that one purchase pays for a particular dog’s entire recovery.
What we can do is make support part of something you were already going to buy. rufly sends 10% of every sale to a dog shelter. Our partner pages introduce the organisations doing that work, and our receipts page records the transfers we have actually made.
You can also support the shelters directly, follow their updates, or ask about volunteering and adoption. You do not need to book a trip to care.
For us, that is the heart of these partnerships. Travel opens our eyes to new places. We hope it can also help us notice the lives that continue there long after we have gone home.
Meet the people who keep showing up
See our partners’ work, read their stories and find their own ways to help.