The strays of Lima
Eight years ago, Sara Moran rescued a dog who had been run over. Today, she runs a makeshift shelter out of her home.

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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Moran's home is now the Milagros Perrunos dog shelter. Her journey to shelter owner began in 2007, when she rescued a dog named Bruno who had been run over by a car and)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Martin Mejia))

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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Lima, like many Latin American cities, has a large population of street dogs, called callejeros. Few are neutered or spayed, so they procreate rapidly and continuously)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Martin Mejia))

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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)All of the dogs in the shelter are up for adoption. Moran cares for them until they are taken to new homes. Food is the biggest expense, and she relies on donations fro)

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