Donations flood in to save German shepherd

[BrklynLiberal]

Video of this GORGEOUS Shepherd at site

http://articles.ocregister.com/2010-11-14/cities/24834831_1_tiffany-norton-roxy-s-story-rescue-group

Donations flood in to save German shepherd
November 14, 2010|By ERIKA I. RITCHIE

LAKE FOREST – Roxy, an 8-month-old German shepherd in danger of being euthanized if money wasn't raised for the puppy's surgery, has been rescued.

The spunky puppy left the Pasadena Humane Society late Sunday afternoon. She will be placed in foster care and will undergo two surgeries to fix orthopedic deformities in her front legs.

Roxy was scheduled to be euthanized Monday if the Coastal German Shepherd Rescue group, based out of Lake Forest, did not come up with about $6,000 needed for the surgery. Roxy's story was made public and hundreds of animal lovers and OCRegister.com readers rallied to raise $6,127 just 24 hours after the story went live.

One commenter on the Register's website, BEACHBABY, posted: "Break it down. ... If we can get 300 people to donate $20, Roxy can get the surgery she needs to live a happy life. Please spread the word and let's save a life!"

By 6 p.m. Sunday, 707 people had posted it on Facebook and hundreds of Tweets were sent out.

"It's amazing, it's heart-warming, it's sort of shocking and sweet that so many people have been able to reach out and help," Tiffany Norton, director of Coastal German Shepherd Rescue, said in shock as she reported the amount. "I'm really happy we can bring awareness to the fact this happens in our shelters all the time."

The German shepherd was taken by its owners at the Pasadena shelter Nov. 8 because they didn't want to pay for the dog's surgery. She was scheduled to be euthanized Thursday. Norton asked the humane society to wait until Monday to see if the rescue group, which has 110 other shepherds, could raise the money to save Roxy.

"She's a young dog and it's a hard decision when there are so many to be saved," Norton said. "But she's a puppy who with surgery will lead a completely normal life."

The rescue group recently tried to save Argus, a white shepherd who was abandoned and left to die. Other high-profile cases included Champ, a shepherd who was shot, and Phoenix, a shepherd who was rescued from euthanasia after being used as a bait dog whose ears had been cut off.

To help or for more information, call 714-528-4730 or go online to coastalgsr.org.

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Good doggie.

You're clearly loved.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Beautiful..isn't she. What a sin it would have been to "euthanize" her....I hate that word..

When used in this context, it makes "murder" sound so clean and easy.

[get the red out]

3. What an angel face

I just want to put my arms around her. LOVE = DOG!