Prosthetic legs allow dog to walk again after losing limbs in sword attack
An animal shelter in Thailand has fitted a dog with prosthetic legs after its front limbs were hacked off in a sword attack
A dog whose front legs were hacked off
in a sword attack in Thailand is able to walk again, after being fitted
with prosthetic limbs.Cola the dog was attacked by a neighbour
for chewing a pair of shoes when he was about nine months old, according
to Thai animal shelter Soi Dog Foundation.He
was taken to a specialist clinic in Bangkok and Soi Dog covered his
medical costs. Cola’s owner then surrendered him to the shelter due to
fears that he would be in danger at home. Soi Dog co-founder Gill – who herself uses prosthetics after losing
both legs in 2004 – then collected Cola, and he has since been given
custom-made prosthetics.A video
of Cola being fitted with the new limbs shared on the shelter's
Facebook page has been viewed more than six million times since it was
shared last week.Cola now lives with Gill and her husband John and reportedly enjoys walks on the beach.His
attacker was charged and jailed for one month under the Animal Welfare
Act – a sentence which Soi Dog has branded "incredibly lenient".
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