Bandit is a 56 lb male pitbull found by students at the BYU-Hawaii campus on Feb 27th. He has a serious eye injury, a corneal rupture, and also had 4 deep cuts (lacerations) on his front legs, a double ear infection, and ribs sticking out due to being underweight.

He has been in a temporary foster home while undergoing treatment to see if the eye can be preserved - it has made no improvement and now eye removal surgery (enucleation) is his next step. This surgery is very expensive, we are estimating at least $2,000.

A wonderful, compassionate and skilled medical foster has stepped forward opening her home for his post-operation care for the 2-4 weeks following surgery, if we can raise enough funds to cover the procedure, and Hina's Legacy Rescue Foundation, a local dog rescue and advocacy group on Oahu, has stepped forward to take legal custody of Bandit while he is going through medical. And we, his original foster finders, are also willing to continue to give him love and care, after already investing 14 days and over $900 of personal funds to get him to where he is now.

This is where YOU come in. We need 2,000 people to contribute $1 each, or 1,000 people to contribute $2.... you get the picture. Bandit is a SWEET, sweet pitbull who has hit some tough times and deserves a community effort to lift him back to health and into a permanent forever home.

If you can contribute even $1, please do. And more importantly, if you can help us share this post to find more community donors of any amount, please like / share / comment / email / text other passionate dog lovers to help us find Bandit's support. We are hoping to get this amount raised ASAP so we can get him into surgery and start his healing process. We have set a target of $3,000, knowing that while the initial surgery will be $2K, his aftercare medications and vet checkups will also need support, too. Any surplus raised that beyond Bandit's immediate medical needs will go to further Hina's Legacy Rescue Foundation, and we thank them for their compassion work for all of Oahu's dogs in need.

If you prefer, you can also donate directly to Hina's via their website - https://hinaslegacyrescue.org - but please identify "BANDIT" on your donation notes so it is allocated toward his recovery needs specifically.

Thank you to the students who found Bandit and called for help, to his original fosters, to Hina's for representing him, to the vets who have supported his health thus far, to his upcoming medical foster family, and to all of YOU!