We received an email this morning that hit us right in the feels. Devan Hughes wrote: “I rescued a puppy from a not so nice person at 2am on Saturday morning on Wicklow Street. They were passing her around smoking areas as a begging tool, she is only 12 weeks old. She was covered in beer and cigarette ash and I just couldn't not do something”. Devan continued to tell us that he and his girlfriend paid €150 for the puppy, Lady, and took her home. Their first priority was to take her to the vet for a check up where they discovered she had a fracture in her jaw. The vet’s bill came to a total of €1,000. Thankfully due to the generosity of friends and family they paid the bill and Lady is set to undergo surgery this week. However, something more incredible happened when Devan realized that even after they hit their target people continued to donate,  Devan has since teamed up with the DSPCA to try and raise €5,000 off the back of this heartwarming story and make a difference in in the lives of hundreds more injured and abused animals. Devan is going to continue to foster Lady as she recvoers from her operation. However as he lives in an apartment with a no pet policy, the DSPCA will conduct home inspections of potential adopters. You can support Devan's fundraising efforts HERE.  The DSPCA will also be having their Annual Great Irish Dog Walk in the DSPCA Animal Campus on Mount Venus Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 this Saturday 26^th September between 9.30 and 5.00pm.