Buddy Hank is a 2-year-old Labrador in Lewisville, IN, who needs $2,000 for eye surgery.

Buddy Hank is young, handsome, and sadly, going blind.

He is a purebred Lab born with a genetic defect that causes blindness. His prior owners wanted to euthanize him because of it.

"A woman who learned about Buddy Hank's grave predicament contacted Lucky Lab Rescue, begging us to help and save him," the group tells Waggle. "We certainly could not let him be killed because he was going blind!"

The rescue got Buddy Hank into one of the top specialists in Texas for his condition. He's been on prescription eye drops to try to help, but sadly the pressure is so great inside one of his eyes that it's painful.

His specialist recommends removing that eye and leaving the other one, which is responding to the drops.

"We are trying to raise the money for Buddy Hank's surgery when donations are down, and dogs piling up in shelters are up," the rescue says.

Once Buddy Hank heals from his eye surgery, he will be put up for adoption and find a family that loves him no matter what!

"Lucky Lab does not turn away dogs with injuries or illnesses," the nonprofit group says. "Please give to help us continue our mission to save these underdogs. We can't do it without you."