While we are unsure of where Mozzarella came from, we are grateful he found his way towards help when he was picked up on Route 50 in Fairfax by the Fairfax County Animal Protection Police. He was limping and clearly in rough shape, covered in hives from allergies. Mozzarella could not put weight on his back right leg and was immediately taken to Pender Veterinary Hospital where his x-rays revealed he had a compound fracture to his femur. His only option for a shot at a comfortable future was to perform a FHO surgery, or femoral head ostectomy, that removes the head and neck of the damaged femur. Surgical procedures such as these are extremely costly, but Friends was able to fund the cost of his surgery without hesitation due to the support of our benevolent donors and supporters.

As the fundraising partner of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter, we believe in giving second chances, and that is exactly what we were able to give to Mozzarella. Mozzarella successfully recovered from his surgery and was quickly adopted by his ‘furever’ family, never looking back on his past difficulties.