Welcome to LABMED, where helping rescued Labradors
in need of medical attention is our mission. Founded in 1996, LABMED is
an Internet-based non-profit organization created to distribute financial aid to injured or ill rescues around the country,
giving them a second chance at adoption and love from a permanent family.
To meet the dogs LABMED has helped, including Buddy,
the Lab that started it all, read our Success Stories.
If you'd like to help with our rescue efforts, there are many ways you
can lend a hand.

2008 Donation Drive
Give 1000 More Second Chances
LABMED is thrilled to announce the funding of our 1000th dog! And
lucky
number 1000 is . . . Rylee (Success Story Coming Soon!), a handsome one-year-old male
chocolate Lab found as a stray in Ohio suffering from heartworm
disease. LABMED provided the funding for his treatment and now he is on
the road to recovery. We will be featuring Rylee's success story on our website
soon with special recognition for being our 1000th funding recipient. Please visit our 2008 Donation Drive webpage to learn more or pledge a donation.
Dogs Funded in January, 2008
Shakespeare -- surgery to repair broken rear leg
Hannah 3 -- episioplasty (surgery to prevent recurring
urinary tract infections)
Freeway -- Hit by car -- broken leg, dislocated hip
Maya -- Heartworm positive
Dogs Funded in February, 2008 (we funded 15 dogs for $6,225!)
Faye -- Heartworm positive
Conner 2 -- found with severely injured leg (foot
missing) -- surgery to amputate leg
Libby 4 -- supportive care for bowel obstruction
Noah -- Heartworm positive
Jake 16 -- surgery to repair broken leg and misaligned
patella
Rylee -- Heartworm positive, 1,000th Dog Funded by
LABMED!!
Five Twenty -- surgery for leg injury
Sam 9 -- Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA)
Morrison -- missing limb and wounds, surgical treatment
Sammy No -- hit by car, surgery for broken legs
Onyx -- treatment for parvo virus
Matilda -- surgery for dislocated knee
Stella -- surgery for fractured femur
Bubbles -- Heartworm positive
Miles -- treatment for meningitis
Dogs Funded in March
Joey3 -- surgery to amputate part of injured tail
Ben Franklin -- severe leg infection
Dogs Funded in April
We funded nine dogs for a combined
total of $4,050!
Harley6 -- heartworm treatment
Max17 -- hip surgery
Preston2 -- heartworm treatment
Honeybee -- hit by a car, orthopedic surgery
Travis2 -- cruciate ligament surgery
Lucy12 -- heartworm treatment
Rupert -- kennel cough and hip surgery
Nelson -- dehydration
Zack -- hit by car, collapsed lungs
May Funded Dogs
Lucy13 - Gunshot wound
Dot - FHO
Sadie14 - liver shunt repair
Wags - broken leg (HBC)
Lucky16 - abandoned, imbedded collar, gunshot wound
Nelson2 - xray
Kodiak - worm infestation, viral infection
Misty Rose - multiple tumor removal
In June LABMED funded 11 dogs for a total of $4,237.19.
Conner: eye injury
Knickers: blastomycosis
Ace: severe leg wound and bone infection
King: parvo
Pipsqueak: neglected puppy
Molly: broken leg
Mavis: severe leg injury
Dexter: pneumonia and heartworm, neglect
Faith: severe leg injury
Quincy: infections, lipomas, neglect
Sweetie: severe neglect.
Since January 1, 2008, we have funded 49 dogs for a total of $20,812.18. We
are proud to have helped these dogs, but we will not be able to keep up this
pace of funding unless contributions increase in the second half of 2008.
Quilt Raffle Winners
The winner of our 2008 quilt is Barbara Clark of Sidney, Maine.
Her daughter wrote to us, "My mom is totally in awe of what a masterpiece
the quilt is.. The photos on the website clearly didn't do it justice."
The winner of our Second Chance quilt was Katrinka Rogers from California so we had one winner on each coast!
Specially Designed For LABMED!
Artist Amy Reges has developed some special designs for LABMED and these can be purchased at
her CafePress shop with the proceeds being donated to us. View
Amy's exclusive designs and all the
different exciting and useful products they can be printed on.
Eye on Art
Artist Karen Derrico will donate 15-25% of proceeds from commissioned pet portraits, adopted paintings and gallery purchases to LABMED. Visit Karen's website Painting 4 Paws to learn more, and be sure to say LABMED sent you!
The proceeds from the sale of these items go directly to LABMED.
Memorial Funds
Due to the generosity of several special Lab-lovers, LABMED is thrilled to
offer these memorial funds. We invite you to read more about these special donors
and dogs memorialized by these funds by clicking on the links below:
The Buddy Arnold Memorial Fund was established through
a very special gift from Jack and Anne Arnold in memory of their beloved chocolate Lab, Buddy to provide funding for the medical care of the first Lab or Lab-mix each month.

The Pecos Memorial Fund was established through the generosity of
Georgia Lab Rescue to provide funds for Labs and Lab-mixes who are in need
of medical treatment due to abuse or neglect. Pecos, a yellow Lab,
did not survive his injuries, but his memory will live on as other dogs
are helped through this fund.
Max's Fund was established by
several individuals who were profoundly touched in a lasting way by a wonderful
Labrador Retriever named Max. Each month, this fund will help a Lab or Lab-mix and
memorialize Max's infinite capacity for unconditional love.
If you wish to honor or memorialize a special dog or person you can establish a fund through the Fund A Lab program. We invite you to meet all the dogs and individuals honored through this unique program so far.

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