Hope is a 12-year-old Pit Bull in Simi Valley, CA, who needs $2,000 for mass removal surgery.

Hope was a sad, sick, stray dog who ended up in an animal shelter with a long list of medical issues: She had diabetes, rotten teeth, and was almost entirely blind; on top of that, she was a pit bull – and not likely to be adopted. That's when Southern California Pit Bull Rescue stepped in to save the emaciated dog. "Every single bone in her body was showing, and yet she was just a happy-go-lucky girl!" Mark R., the group's founder, tells Waggle.

The rescue paid for surgeries to have her cataracts fixed and a dental procedure to remove some of her terrible teeth. Just when the rescue thought they battled the worst of her medical issues, Hope developed seizures due to her unmanaged diabetes. She spent five days in VCA Westlake Village Animal Hospital fighting for her life. But she pulled through! Then Hope developed tiny masses on her stomach that would rupture continuously. Hope needed four surgeries to have the masses removed. Now she is doing well. "Hope is the most resilient dog I've ever seen," Mark R. says.

Southern California Pit Bull Rescue needs your help to pay for Hope's medical bills. The rescue has saved over 90 dogs; a majority also had severe medical needs. With your donations, the group will be able to continue giving the medical care that animals in Southern California so desperately need.