Donate to Rosie's Medical Fund
Help end Rosie's long road to recovery
Rosie is the beloved mascot of the unique prison dog program, New Leash on Life USA. The picture of resilience, she has touched and educated thousands of people in our community on animal abuse. Her sweet, trusting, and gentle demeanor, despite her visibly mutilated ears, symbolizes the endless ability to love all 150 of the at-risk dogs we have saved from local shelters possess.
Rosie came to Animal Care and Control of Philadelphia in 2015 with her ears crudely cropped and stitched with fishing line – a horrible display of abuse. This caused chronic, untreated ear infections, two ruptured ear drums, and infected eyes. And it didn’t stop there—years of neglect, malnutrition, and overbreeding led to mammary masses and urinary infections.
Shelter staff and New Leash on Life quickly saw that despite her severe injuries, Rosie was a sweet dog desperately seeking some kindness and care. Although she must have been in indescribable pain and was too sick to go to prison for training, New Leash couldn’t leave her behind.
New Leash took Rosie directly to a veterinary hospital for immediate treatment, where the vets said her ears were the worst they had ever seen. Thanks to the generous support of many people, New Leash raised the money to cover the cost of her medical care. Then, a few months later, she was diagnosed with mammary cancer. Rosie couldn’t catch a break. But today, thanks to a special program at Penn Vet, Rosie’s cancer was treated at no cost to New Leash and is now in remission.
However, her ear problems have persisted. Rosie‘s inflamed ears lead to constant discomfort, itching, and put her at risk for serious infections. Dr. Kenneth Sadanga, of VRC in Malvern, specializes in soft tissue surgery and has agreed to help Rosie with a surgery to finally clear up these issues.
New Leash is asking for your help in raising the funds for this operation. After a generous donation from Dr. Sadanga, the surgery will cost $4,000.
Please consider donating to Rosie’s Medical Fund, and show her that humans are deserving of her trust. No one has earned a second chance more than Rosie.
