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Mar 27, 2006 12:29 pm US/Central
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Strangers Help Save Dog
by Terri Gruca
(WCCO)
Colleen Bighley never realized how many people loved animals until she needed help for her pug, Buck.
Last week Buck snuck out of her home and got hit by a car. He suffered three broken legs.
"We were told that we needed $3,000 up front for the surgery," Bighley said.
Worried she couldn't come up with the cash, that she'd have to put her pug to sleep, Bighley turned to the Minneapolis St. Paul Pug Family Meet Up Group for help and did they ever.
"We're up to $2,000 in donations," Bighley said.
They raised enough money to help Bighley pay for Buck's surgery.
"It's overwhelming," she said.
Buck still has a ways to go before he's out playing with the other pugs in this group, but he's slowly getting back on his feet.
"Thank you doesn't even do enough," Bighley said. "They helped save my dog's life. Without them I wouldn't have my dog here today."
Bighley said pet owners from as far away as Australia and France donated money.
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