[nagdu] ABC 4 viewers pay for guide dog's surgery

[Lisa belville]

I'm glad this has a good resolution, but I'm wondering why he needs to use 
the surgery money for a trip he supposedly had completely free originally? 
The only thing I can figure is that he or whoever paid for the trip was 
unable to change motel and transportation so lost their money when he had to 
reschedule.

Cheryl, just speaking as another GDF grad here, while the GDF can help with 
high vet bills, most of us aren't going to think about contacting the school 
in the midst of an emergency.  I didn't even think of asking the GDF for 
assistance when my first dog had to have expensive testing back in 2004 and 
I'd just lost my job.  The school was frankly the last thing on my mind back 
then.  You might because you're close to them, but the majority of the GDF 
grads live too far away from the school for it to really be up there as a 
source of support until after the fact or at least until the person has 
learned more about the dog's situation.  It's possible that he could have 
had his school reimburse him after the fact, but if you don't have the money 
in the first place, that kind of help is not that beneficial.


Live, Laugh, Love. If that doesn't work- Raise, Aim and Fire!
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 5:33 AM
Subject: [nagdu] ABC 4 viewers pay for guide dog's surgery


> ABC 4 viewers pay for guide dog's surgery
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> http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc/story/ABC-4-viewers-pay-for-guide-dogs-
> surgery/drbdXUUEnEWlj9V6y4SPOQ.cspx
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> Published: 9/01 10:21 pm Images
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> Buffy, a service dog, sits with her owner in hopes raising funds for hip
> surgery Related Links
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> Service dog attacked; Owner needs help with needed surgery
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> SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A fantastic update for you now on a story we
> first brought you last night.
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> A guide dog attacked by pit bulls will get the surgery she needs. Buffy
> helps Zoren Maunaga get around. He's a refuge from Bosnia who has a fake 
> eye
> and is partially blind.
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> But last week Buffy was viciously attacked by two pit bulls. She needs
> surgery to fix her hip and Maunaga can't afford it.
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> ABC 4 viewers have stepped forward in droves to help out the pair.
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> Zoren Maunaga, Buffy's owner said, "I am so happy that she will have 
> surgery
> and be a normal dog. I say for Channel 4 news thank you, thank you so 
> much."
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> Buffy is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday.
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> In fact the veterinarian at Advanced Veterinary Care is now doing the
> surgery pro-bono. The money donated by you will go to help Maunaga go see
> his family. He had to cancel an all expenses paid trip after Buffy got
> attacked.
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