Soviet space dogs after their rocket exploded 28.5 seconds into the launch on 28 July 1960. Bars was also known as Chayka (Чайка, "Seagull"). Other dogs that flew on sub-orbital flights include Dymka (Дымка, "Smoky"), Modnitsa (Модница, "Fashionable") and Kozyavka (Козявка, "Little Gnat"). At least four other dogs flew in September 1951, and two or more were lost. Laika (Лайка, "Barker") became the first living Earth-born creature (other than microbes) in orbit, aboard Sputnik 2 on November 3rd, 1957. Some call her the first living passenger to go into space, but many sub-orbital flights with animal passengers passed the edge of space first.
Safe Humane Chicago groups of volunteers rallied together to lobby against the unjust treatment of dogs that were being euthanized without given a chance for rehabilitation or adoption. In 2010, city officials allowed Safe Humane Chicago to take Court Case Dogs through their training program to rehabilitate the animals and give them a loving home. Since then, Safe Humane Chicago has rehabilitated Court Case Dogs into comfort animals for veterans, created training programs to engage at-risk youth with animals, and has adopted out over hundreds of dogs into new families. In addition, Safe Humane Chicago has advocated for dogs when encountering local law