Please Help an Underdog

I try to give money to different charitable causes as often as I'm able. I had some money set aside that I'd planned to donate to an animal shelter today, but the shelter appeared to have gone out of business--a victim of the economy, I guess. So I moved along and took a look at the Dachshund Rescue of North America. Since I have a dachshund that I love dearly, I thought I'd throw them a few bucks to help their work saving others in the breed. They're a nonprofit organization, it's tax-deductible, it's a good cause... Done!

When I went to their website, I got caught up in the story of one young dog named Matthew, pictured below. It seems that chocolate-colored Matthew was thrown out of a moving car and then got hit by a truck before he was rescued and brought to a vet. Matthew broke bones in his hips and hind legs and needs extensive surgery.

I don't usually get caught up in stories like these, but it made me so angry that someone should do this to a dog--wouldn't it have been just as easy to drop him at a shelter? This poor dog had the misfortune to have cruel and vile owners who tried to kill him, and it's a miracle that he survived. In reading about him, I knew that I had to do something, and that's why I put together this page to tell his story and ask for your assistance: Please join me in helping to make Matthew whole again.

The Dachshund Rescue website estimates that the necessary surgery will cost $5,000-$6,500. It's a lot of money, but it should be easy to get there if enough people take part. I gave what I could, and ask that you do the same, even if it's only $5. And if donating money is a hardship for you, please help instead by spreading the word to those who can donate more easily.

To donate, just click the PayPal link below. On the PayPal page, enter your donation into the "Unit Price" box at the top and click "Update Totals" to proceed. All it takes is a few clicks, and you can help make things right for this little guy.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks for helping an underdog!

-Jason Weiss (rjweiss@gmail.com)