Helping Animals In Need: Please Help ALEXA at the North Shore Animal League

Boy oh boy. When your mother says look both ways before crossing the street, you should listen.
My name is Alexa.

I'm a young, adult terrier mix and because of a really unfortunate accident, I only have three legs. I don't really remember much of what happened; it all went by so fast. One minute I was running loose in the street and the next minute there was a really loud screech of a car.

The next thing I remember was my leg hurting really badly. It wasn't working right either. I must have managed to make my way into someone's backyard 'cause that's where I woke up.

When I was finally found, I was rushed to the medical center at North Shore Animal League America. My leg was very damaged, and I kept going in and out of consciousness. I needed emergency surgery and sadly, my leg needed to be amputated. The doctors said that by the time I arrived, my right hind leg had already died. There was no saving it. But the good news was that I could be saved. Thanks to the Animal League's Help Me Heal Program, not only am I alive, I'm going to be nurtured back to good health.

I can't really remember anything before the accident, but the Animal League thinks that I may have come from a loving home already. They are going to do everything they can to see if they can find my family, and if they can't, or if I don't have one, they will make sure to find me one. But first I need to heal. This was a major operation and I'm going to be in the hospital for several months and will need intensive nurturing and care.

You know what? Having three legs isn't too bad. In fact, I think three's the charm! I can get around pretty well already and everyone gives me tons of attention. When my wound is all healed, I will be back to running and playing and even jumping, too. When I'm not sick, I'm pretty active and lively. The doctors say that I have a real fighting spirit!

I'm happy that there are good people out there who care about animals. If it weren't for people like you who help put injured animals like me back together again, we wouldn't make it. If it weren't for you and the Animal League, pets like me wouldn't get rescued, wouldn't get nurtured and we wouldn't find loving, permanent homes.