9 Year-Old Boy Rescues Dogs from Kill Shelters

When Ethan Katz thought about what he wanted for his ninth birthday, he didn’t list a plethora of the latest toys or video games.  Instead, he told his mother that he wanted to raise money to save dogs from shelters.
His mother, Lisa Katz, knew Ethan was an avid dog lover, so this selfless wish came as new surprise. The family already owned two rescue dogs, a golden retriever named Fly and a mini retriever named Brooklyn that came from City Dogs Rescue, a service that saves dog from high-kill shelters to place them in foster homes.
Their family’s decision to adopt Brooklyn, who started off merely as a temporary foster pet, eventually inspired Ethan’s birthday wish — a birthday wish that became much more.
To fulfill his wish, he decided to design and sell t-shirts online for 20 bucks a pop, with all the proceeds going to City Dogs Rescue. By his birthday, they’d raised over $2,500, enough to save 10 dogs from being euthanized.
City Dogs Rescue, of course, was endlessly grateful for the donations that allow them to keep a few adorable pups from a sad fate.
Since the initial campaign was such a success, Ethan and his parents launched another line of shirts at the request of City Dogs Rescue, which has since raised over $4,150.
“Ethan is so excited to see his campaign take off and we are thrilled to help CDR get some national attention for the hard and selfless work that they and their team of volunteers do,” Lisa said of her son’s ongoing campaign.