The Victoria SPCA is asking for the public’s help to give a seriously injured chocolate lab a chance at a fresh start.

Porter, a “gentle and affectionate” two-year-old lab, was surrendered to the SPCA after he was struck by a vehicle in Port Alberni, according to staff there.

He was rushed to Victoria with severe injuries, including a fractured front leg growth plate, a fractured femoral head in his back right hip, and possible extreme internal organ damage.

“Porter is so affectionate and so gentle,” branch manager Annie Prittie Bell said. “We just want him to have a chance at a normal, active life, hopefully in a happy forever home.”

Pritte Bell said Porter loves to cuddle and will make a great hiking companion one he’s fully recovered in approximately two months. He’s undergoing physiotherapy and massage therapy to help him heal in the meantime.

The bill for his surgery and related treatments are estimated at about $5,700, so the non-profit organization is directing the public to its website to help donate to Porter’s recovery.

Donations can be made at the BC SPCA website here.