This week's Animal Oddity will melt your heart. While stories of animals with missing limbs, extra limbs, bizarre colors or even two heads are rare, they are not as uncommon as you might think.
In this case, three adorable chihuahua pups who seem to have been born missing their front legs were anonymously dropped off at MSPCA, an open admissions animal shelter in Massachussetts.
In the video below, you can see just how adaptable these too-cute-for-words pups are. They hardly seem fazed by their "disability."
This video was originally posted to YouTube on March 8th and has begun to go viral, so it's quite likely that these particular dogs have already found good homes. However, there are millions of potential pets that are euthanized every year, so consider adoption first if you're looking for a new pet and be sure to spay or neuter your pets so they don't contribute to the problem.
As always, you can read about the latest odd animal news, stories and behaviors on my Animal Planet blog, Animal Oddities.
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I lost my two old rescues 1 year ago. I so wish there were some assistance for vet expenses for us on forced early retirement - I so miss my two and so wish for another.
If I were you, I would start calling rescue groups and ask them if they can help you while you help a dog. :-) I don't know your age but if you are over 60, you might find help through an assistance program in your area.
Good luck.....P
I thought assitance dogs were only for health reasons - maybe some consider age a good reason - I will check that out.
I too wanted to foster Greyhounds, but I would not want to let them go - and now since unexpected retirement and a huge cut in income I would not probably be able to even keep up the food bill.
Other side of that - all my rescues have been seniors or close too it - seems I have been running an animal hospice sometimes - has become too sad for me. And being a senior myself at 64 I find some fear that I might end up putting any pet INTO a rescue program myself - but I can give a good happy loving home in the mean time.
Of course dogs don't realize they're disabled. They have no sense of self in that way. They have no vanity. They don't compare themselves to other dogs. And they don't wallow in self pity. They don't allow us to put limits on them.
They just are. And they find a way or make a way.