Send your thanks to Officer Mark McClure of Paris, KY

Paris police officer Mark McClure was on his way home from work early in the morning when he spotted what looked like a dead dog in the middle of US 460.

"As I drove by him, I noticed he put his head up and looked at me," said McClure.

McClure stopped his SUV in the middle of the road so no one could go by.

"Then, I went to a few houses to see if it was their dog, but no one knew whose it was," McClure said.

With the help of a neighbor, McClure put the lab-mix into the back of his SUV and rushed him to Countryside Animal Hospital in Mt. Sterling.

The dog suffered a broken femur and two broken paws. It cost nearly $800 to patch up the animal.

"You can't put a price tag on a life, especially this sweet guy," said Ashley McClure.

Friends and Mark's co-workers at the Paris police department have begun raising money to help the family with Benji's medical bills.

You can donate at:

Officer Mark McClure
c/o Paris Police Department
525 High Street
Paris, KY 40361
(859)987-2100

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