My friend
plunderpuss, is raising money NOT to pay for his one-year-old pit bull puppy's surgery, but so that he will be able to eat something other than rice, rice and rice, having already spent quite a lot of his money on fixing Hanzo's luxating patella.
He happens to be a rather good artist, and so you should all check out his
PlunderZOO, where for a minimum 10 USD donation you can become the owner of a lovely original 3"x5" art card depicting one of the rare specimens from what he calls his "special zoo"...
Pass it on, if you feel so inclined...