Team USA freeskier works to rescue stray dogs in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia

ABC7 San Francsicso reports that Kenworthy, a Telluride, Colorado, native, tweeted a photo of him with one of the puppies Tuesday morning. He wrote, "Oh my glob, look who I just found! :) #sochistrays."

A little while later, he tweeted another photo with more, saying, "Puppy love is real to puppies."

Thousands of strays wandering the streets of Sochi, and animal rights activists from around the globe are struggling to get them out of the city.

Kenworthy is working to bring the pups home with him, ABC7 reports. On Wednesday, he tweeted, "Also, for the people wondering, I've lined up kennels 4 the pups & made vaccination appointments. Doing all I can to bring them home w/ me!"

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