Vladimir Yazdovsky Vladimir Yazdovsky Vladimir Yazdovsky (1913–1999) was a Soviet space program medical scientist. Yazdovsky was a veteran surgeon and army doctor who joined the Institute for Aviation and Medeicine in Moscow in 1948.There, in the early 1950s, Yazdovsky assisted Sergei Korolev in tests using small animals in sub-orbital spaceflight. His team of researchers helped gather strays from Moscow and helped design various safety measures such as space suits and life-support systems. In 1957 he prepared the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit, the Earth for Sputnik 2. In 1960 Yazdovsky prepared the dogs Belka and Strelka for Korabl-Sputnik 2, the
Safe Humane Chicago in 2014, the department store Bloomingdale’s in Chicago on Michigan Avenue held a fashion runway event titled, “Doggies and Denim”, which donated 10% of pre-tax sales to Safe Humane Chicago. It featured dogs from Safe Humane along with board members and community leaders as models.This event followed a similar event named "Cashmere and Canines", which raised around $2000 in funds for Safe Humane the year prior. In July 2017 Safe Humane Chicago held a one-day volunteer event where volunteers were able to meet and spend time with cats and dogs at an animal care and control based in Chicago. Volunteers