Group Holds Yard Sale To Benefit Blind Dog
Dog Blinded By Fungus Stirred Up During Tornado
Posted: 09/07/2012
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A southern Indiana group is holding a two-day yard sale to raise money for a dog blinded by a fungus believed stirred up by March's tornado outbreak.Southern Indiana Animal Rescue will sell donated items Friday and Saturday in Jeffersonville in hopes of raising at least $1,200 for treatments the dog needs.The black and white dog now named Solomon was found emaciated, anemic and blind Aug. 4 in a Henryville field by volunteers rebuilding a tornado victim's home.Southern Indiana Animal Rescue volunteer Elizabeth Starck said Solomon tested positive for a fungus found in the ground that doctors believe was stirred up by the deadly March 2 tornadoes.Solomon is doing "very well" and living temporarily with a foster family, the News and Tribune reported.
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