Dog Town Canine Rescue: Emergency Medical Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

Emergency veterinary care for injured dog Rucker.

This grant allowed us to obtain critical veterinary care for a seriously injured dog. Once his mangled leg had been removed, he was no longer in pain and was able to be adopted.

How many pets did this grant help?

One dog, badly in need of help.

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Rucker came to Dog Town after being confiscated by local tribal law enforcement. His owner had run him over with her car and left him chained up in her yard. She never bothered to take him to a veterinarian, and he was left for two weeks with no shelter or medical care. He was seriously injured, with a completely broken femur, and dislocated hip. These funds helped pay for a complete amputation of his mangled leg. Despite the neglect he had suffered, Rucker remained a happy, trusting dog who loved people and other dogs.

Shortly after his surgery, Rucker was adopted by a family who was touched by his story. He is now part of a great family, and is very much loved.