Van is a 4-year-old Staffordshire Terrier in Oak Lawn, IL, who needs $3,500 for the repair of torn CCL (like human ACL) ligaments in both of his hind legs.

Van is a 4 year old pitbull I adopted when he was 4 moths old. I moved across the country from Illinois to Oregon and that’s where I found him. I didn’t know anyone in Oregon yet so he was my friend when I didn’t have any. Together we hiked all around the Pacific Northwest, from the coast of Oregon to the arches of Utah (plus all over the city of Portland where we lived). Now, we are back to the city life in Chicago and spend our time a little differently but still together.