Canine Miracles: Dog Receives Prosthetic Legs Sky News
go to original August 28, 2012

A dog in Mexico City has received new prosthetic legs after allegedly having his two front legs cut off by members of a criminal gang.

The dog, named Pay de Limon (Lemon Pie), was found in a dumpster whining and bleeding excessively in the Fresnillo district of Mexico City in 2011, Reuters reports.

Milagros Caninons (Canine Miracles) a Mexican foundation for dogs took custody of Pay de Limon late last year and have raised donations to pay for his prosthetic legs.

'Pay de Limon had the misfortune of running into an organized crime group and they used him to practice cutting off each one of his paws, like they do when they cut fingers off human beings that have been kidnapped.' Patricia Ruiz, the founder of Milagros Caninos explained to Reuters.

Because no facilities exist in Mexico for fitting dogs with prosthetic legs, moulds of the Pay de Limon's legs were sent to a Colorado-based company which specialises in braces and prosthetics for dogs and other animals.

Once Pay de Limon began wearing the prosthetics, he gradually spent more time in them every day and now is comfortable using them regularly.

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