Nightly News | May 11, 2011

Viewers make a difference for Motor City mutts

Detroit Dog Rescue, a group working to save strays on the mean streets of the Motor City, was down to their last $43 after paying some vet bills. But after Kevin Tibbles' report on their efforts aired, they received more than $25,000 in contributions from generous viewers. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> update on the making a difference report. we brought you here last night. detroit dog rescue, the folks weric to save strays in detroit, as of yesterday, they were down to their last $43 after paying vet bills. since our story aired, they have received nearly $30,000 in contributions from generous viewers of ours. funny thing is we never mention said the possibility of donations. but we will now. if you would like to help, you can find the donation on our website, nightly.msnbc.com. i'm

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