This little bulldog pup is named Fiona. She was left unattended by her breeder for three months when she developed sores all over her body, causing her feet to swell up. She was left in a high kill shelter where she was picked up by “Bullies and Bassets,” a dog rescue operation in Florida.

Because bulldogs have inherent problems with their skin and iffy immune systems to begin with, Fiona’s chances looked grim, but it’s been a week since she was rescued and put on antibiotics and things are looking up, but she’ll need a lot of daily care for a long time.

I threw in ten bucks in the raffle that B&B is holding today, the proceeds of which are going entirely to Fiona’s care. We don’t know Fiona or her owners at all—Susie just came across her on Myspace randomly—but it sort of broke our hearts, as we are avowed suckers for bulldogs, especially ones that have been needlessly mistreated. I tossed the widget code in this post if you want to buy a couple of tickets for the raffle, or you can just donate directly to barronjd@gmail.com. Obviously we can’t vouch for them, but it looks like these guys are doing good work, so I figured it might be worth risking a couple of bucks for a sweet pup.

Fiona’s Myspace Page [Myspace]
Bullies and Bassets (dot com)

Update: Val writes:

Thank you for posting the information about Fiona on your website, that is awesome!! Yes, we are legit, but B&B is not holding the raffle for Fiona, I am. My English Bulldog Rudy has a profile on MySpace and I read Fiona’s story on Petfinder.com, and that’s how it all started, my heart broke after reading what happened to her. I keep in touch with Fiona’s foster mom almost every day and she sends me pictures and updates on Fiona which I post in a bulletin on MySpace to keep everyone up to date on Fiona’s recovery. This little girl has made great strides in her recovery and we all are so happy to see her getting better as each day goes by. The Chip In box expires October 22, I will be sending 100% of all contributions directly to Fiona’s vet to help with the costs of Fiona’s medical care.

Again, thank you, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the time you took to post Fiona’s story and Chip in box on your website.

Don’t screw us over, Val! And thanks!