My friend Donna Lawrence continues to be a shining light for all animals!  She rescued "Susie," a dog who was beaten as a puppy, set on fire, and left to die in a City Park.  Donna took Susie to the NC Senate, and passed a law making penalties stiffer for Animal Abusers.  "Susie's Law re-classifies the "malicious abuse, torture, or killing" of an animal from a Class I to a Class H felony, with the ten-month potential period of confinement.

The 2013 film Susie's Hope by Uplifting Entertainment focuses on the Lawrences' story and their work to protect vulnerable animals. Emmanuelle Vaugier, a Canadian, is cast as Donna, Burgess Jenkins, a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as Roy, and Andrea Powell as Ramona Hodges, Donna's close friend and neighbor. Jon Provost, former child actor on CBS's Lassie, appeared as then North Carolina State Senator Don Vaughan, a Democrat from Greensboro who pushed for passage of Susie's Law. 

Now a certified therapy dog, Susie is regularly taken to schools, churches, and hospitals to warn of the danger of animal abuse and to promote kindness and respect. In 2014, the American Humane Association named Susie its "Hero Dog" in the category of "Dog Therapy."

With the help of her friend, Eve Roser, Donna continues to rescue & fight for animals.  Please watch this touching story!

To donate to Susie's Hope, to allow them to continue this important assistance for neglected & forgotten animals, please visit their Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/susieshope/

Website here:  http://www.susieshope.com

Keep fighting friends!

XOXO 

Donna Hughes