Rocky is an 8 year old male mix who is in grave trouble, because if he doesn't get the spinal surgery he needs before long, he'll lose his ability to walk and will have to be put to sleep.

In a nutshell, he has a disc putting pressure on his spinal nerve bundle. This is causing him considerable pain and a gradual loss of his ability to use his hind legs. He needs an expensive spinal laminectomy, which should end the pain and preserve rear leg function.

Please help us with the surgical expenses for Rocky. With your help, his senior years will be golden ones.

It's an astonishing fact that large-breed black dogs die every day, for no other reason than their color.

Superstition and lack of awareness are just as lethal to "dogs of color" as a gun.

These dogs stand almost no chance of being adopted, despite a complete absence of evidence that they're different in any other way from their lighter-colored brethren. Some people think that they're vicious and aggressive; others think that they're boring. Despite the fact that these beliefs are completely untrue, shelters have little choice but to euthanize them, because no one will adopt them.

Please consider adopting a black dog. Click here to learn more about the plight of these poor creatures.