Paws 4 Life is trying to raise funds to treat two dogs rescued from a Hamilton puppy mill.
Non-profit organisation Paws 4 Life takes in unwanted, abused and neglected animals and took possession of 20 dogs in August.
The dogs were among 45 rescued from a property north of Hamilton.
None of the dogs were registered or microchipped. Two of the dogs were so sick they had to be euthanased.
Paws 4 Life founder Rachael Maher said all the dogs were in "shocking condition". Most of the remaining 18 had severe dental issues - "their teeth weren't just brown with tartar, they were septic" - and as such had to have the teeth they had left removed. A further two require knee surgery.
Paws 4 Life founder Rachael Maher has raised $700 towards the surgeries, but needs to raise a further $2300.
