Charlie Brown has a ruptured Acruciate Ligament in both knees and he almost died from the neglect of his adoptive family. Charlie Brown is a BullsEye dog that recently was returned to us simply because his adoptive family thought that the surgery to repair the injury to his legs THEY caused was exorbitant. His adoptive family seemed to be a perfect match-two doctors that clearly had the resources to give nothing but the best to their dogs. Charlie is a VERY active boy and they were runners with an equally active female Pit Bull. What more could we ask for? These were our thoughts until one week ago when we received an email stating that if we would not take him back they would euthanize him. As we prepared to bring him back into our adoptive program the neglect and pain Charlie has endured began to unfold. He first ruptured his right knee in September of 2010, and due to a fundamental belief against spending large amounts of money on an animal, these two health care professionals chose to not treat the injury. They restricted his activity and "hoped it would get better", not even providing an anti-inflammatory for his pain. Through his inactivity he gained 10 pounds, and the extra weight and complete lack of weight bearing on his right leg caused his left knee to also rupture. When we finally regained possession of Charlie it was heart breaking to see the level of his pain. He can put no weight on his right leg and can barely use the left. Charlie is a dog that would previously chase balls all day long, go for a 5 mile run and still have energy to burn. Charlie is a breed ambassador Pit Bull who loves other dogs and has a smile and a tail wag for every person he meets. Charlie now needs a TPLO surgery in both legs as it has been determined that the other more conservative (and less costly) repairs will not hold under his high activity level. We have already raised $1500 thanks to the generosity of people who care about this great dog but we need to raise a total of $7500 to cover his surgery expenses. Please help us return Charlie to the health he deserves.