Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance
Campaigns
Janice
Help Janice Heal From Heartworm and Find the Life She Deserves
Huntington, WV • Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance
Janice’s life was headed down a dangerous path before Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance stepped in. This sweet, gentle girl was rescued just in time — and during her intake exam, the team discovered she was heartworm positive, a diagnosis that can be deadly without treatment. But Janice finally has a chance. WVAR has committed to getting her the lifesaving care she needs and has begun the long, delicate, and expensive heartworm treatment process. Heartworm treatment requires strict rest, no playgroups, and no high activity. For an affectionate, dog-friendly girl like Janice, it’s tough — but she’s handling everything with quiet strength and trust Now she needs your help. Your support will go directly toward Janice’s heartworm injections, medications, monitoring, and continued veterinary care. With your generosity, WVAR can give her a real chance at recovery and a future where she never has to suffer again. Janice didn’t get to choose her past, but thanks to WVAR and compassionate people like you, her future can be full of love, safety, and second chances. Please donate today to help Janice heal and finally live the life she was meant to have.
Benji
Benji is a 1 year old Mix-Breed in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for Orthopedic Surgery to Repair Multiple Fractures.
Huntington, WV • Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance
Early one morning a kind woman found Benji broken and bleeding, in horrible pain on the side of a busy road. His body was twisted, his legs were mangled, and blood had pooled beneath him. The woman struggled to load Benji into her car, and raced the trembling pup to a vet, but it was still so early in the morning that the clinic wasn’t open. The woman was panicked because the pup was in pain. The woman called our shelter and I immediately sent Benji to the Proctorville Animal Clinic. His injuries were severe. The orthopedic specialist determined that his back was intact, but both of his hind legs were broken. One leg had an open wound compound fracture as well as two additional broken bones, and the femur was completely out of the hip socket on the other leg. Benji’s condition is agonizing, yet even through the trauma, he looks up at his caregivers with trust and love as if he knows they’re trying to help him. Watching this sweet, brave dog suffer is heart wrenching. He’s barely a year old, just starting life, and now faces surgery, and months of rehabilitation and recovery before he’ll ever run or play again. Benji’s care comes at a steep cost. Between extensive surgery, hospitalization, and post-op care, his total veterinary fees will far exceed what our small 501(c)(3) rescue can afford. We need your support to get Benji through this ordeal. Help us give Benji a chance at the life he deserves.
Hugo
Hugo is a four-year-old French Bulldog in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for urgent life-saving surgery.
Huntington, WV • Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance
Hugo went from being a spunky, energetic Frenchie to writhing in pain and partially paralyzed. Hugo's human mom adopted him from the Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance (WWVARA) -- where she is a staff member and spends each day helping animals in need. She raced him to the shelter's veterinarian for medical care. X-rays showed Hugo had injured and ruptured several discs in his back. Hugo was immediately transferred to a neurologist at Med Vet -- who determined immediate surgery is the only hope Hugo has to walk again. But now, Hugo's mom, an incredible animal rescuer, is the one who needs help. She can't afford Hugo's life-changing surgery and faces the difficult decision of economic euthanasia and letting Hugo go. "She dedicates her life to animals and rescued this little guy herself. We could not let that happen," says Courtney C. from WWVARA. WWVARA is helping Hugo and his human mom, but they need YOUR generosity to help pay for his surgery. Please help Hugo!
Honey
Honey is a two-year-old Beagle in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for critical care.
Huntington, WV • Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance
Honey was initially bought as a gift for a child, but instead of getting a loving home, the poor pup ended up living outside and getting pneumonia. When Honey's breathing worsened, her owners surrendered her to the Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance. The nonprofit group rushed Honey to the animal hospital for immediate care. Then she went to another veterinarian, and no one could pinpoint why she had lasting breathing difficulties. "They evaluated her for collapsing trachea but found none," Courtney C., with the rescue, tells Waggle. "Honey is a medical mystery. Her breathing becomes labored and noisy whenever she tries to lie down. She has learned on her own that, to sleep, she has to tilt her head back to help open her airway. She's such a sweet girl who deserves to be comfortable with even basic needs such as sleeping." Now the medical team at a specialty hospital, MedVet, will do a bronchoscope to examine her airways and figure out what's happening. The scope costs $3,000, and the rescue is now racing to raise the money. "Honey cannot go on like this in her current condition," Courtney says. "She is only two years old and deserves a carefree and healthy life. Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance needs your help."
Beatrice (Bea)
Beatrice is a four-year-old Beagle in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for heart surgery.
Huntington, WV • Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance
Bea was elusive, and so was her life-threatening heart condition. The kind-eyed beagle was likely dumped in a rural area between two mountains. She was first spotted living under an abandoned trailer with another beagle. "A local woman would drive by every couple of days and leave them food on a paper plate," Heather A., with Western West Virginia Animal Rescue Alliance (WWVARA), tells Waggle. The good Samaritan reported the pair to the local animal control, but they could not catch them. When they would show up, the dogs were never spotted. It was timing. Finally, that good Samaritan launched into an even more heroic role. She managed to catch both dogs and got them to WWVARA. Heather was thrilled. "I was very happy," she says. "It's so sad thinking of dogs intentionally dumped and waiting under a trailer for a plate of food." Bea was very thin, but she appeared to be in good health. Everyone figured her weight was low because she was a stray. The group scheduled her spay surgery at the shelter, and that's when things got hectic. "The medical director listed to Bea's heart. She had such a severe murmur she needed to be transported right away to the animal hospital," Heather says. So they raced her to Proctorville Animal Clinic, where a veterinarian discovered her heart was quite broken. Bea needed to go to the specialty hospital, MedVet, stat! "It was so severe they had us bring her there that very day," Heather says. After many tests, the medical team found Bea had a hole in her heart; a condition called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). "If it's not surgically repaired, it will cause her death in under a year," Heather says. "My mother had a PDA and had to have the same surgery when she was 13 years old. So I had such a connection to Bea." Now the rescue group is racing again, this time to raise the money for Bea to have her life-saving surgery. "The operation is usually highly successful, and she should live a normal life with the surgery. Without it, she will die a slow, difficult death," Heather adds. The nonprofit group hopes you will help mend Bea's broken heart. "We survive day by day," Heather says. "We're grateful that through Waggle, we can reach out to an animal-loving community. We are often amazed at how generous people are for animals they've never met. Thank you!"