A Fighting Chance Foundation

Goal: $2,500.00

Specific Need

We need your support! Having helped over 150 local animals over the last three years, A Fighting Chance Foundation has grown our outreach and we are making a material impact in the lives of Virginia animals in need. Unfortunately, our funding has not kept pace with increasing need in these difficult financial times. We humbly request and so appreciate any size donation. Every dollar donated goes directly to help a pet with a severe medical need as our operating costs are fully covered by our Board of Directors. Thank you very much!

Mission

Our mission is to keep pets healthy and in their homes by subsidizing emergency medical care for ill pets of the elderly, disabled and those in financially disadvantaged households.

Profile

Choosing between the life or well-being of your pet and your family’s financial stability is an unthinkable position that no one should have to face. Our focus is on ensuring that all pets are given the best chance possible to recover from a life-threatening medical condition or accident regardless of the financial circumstances of their caregivers. A Fighting Chance Foundation will help to offset the cost of medical care by making financial contributions to those families with the greatest need.

When given a choice between necessities for their children or medical care for a pet, people are forced into difficult decisions. A Fighting Chance Foundation aims to reduce this burden by providing supplemental grants for those who qualify and keep pets in their home with their loving families.

Our Story

In 2018, Mandy was rescued from a Virginia Humane Society, already advanced in age, she had myriad health concerns. Having never been spayed, Mandy had developed several mammary tumors and had a massive hernia (picture baseball size!). Two surgeries and a year of kidney disease treatment later, Mandy was a happy and loved dog. Until she developed aggressive lymphoma. For those who have experience with this insidious disease, you know that without treatment a dog’s life expectancy is approximately one month. Continuing in her long journey, Mandy began weekly chemotherapy. Unfortunately, two months into treatment, it was clear that the cancer was just too strong. Mandy passed away in March 2020.

That year and a half had been eye-opening. The cost of veterinary care for chronic or life-threatening illness can be far higher than animal guardians are equipped to handle. Sadly, pets often go without critical care or medication which can leave them in pain or shorten their lives. Mandy’s mom was fortunate to have resources to help her pup in times of need, and this foundation was started to provide fortune and hope to others.