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Dog Runs Again With Paralympic Sprinter-Like Prosthetics

        Dec 21, 2017      NGOs, Soi Dog Foundation      0 comments

 


Do you remember Cola? He survived a terrible attack his front legs were cut off with a sword. Cola’s ‘crime’ was chewing the neighbour’s shoes. Take a moment to watch this video showing Cola today. He was recently fitted with a brand new pair of prosthetic legs. Cola is believed to be the first dog in the world to receive carbon fibre prosthetic legs, similar to those used by Paralympic runners.



Just over a year after his front legs were hacked off, Cola the dog can run again with prosthetic legs similar to those used by Paralympic sprinters. In May last year, the two-year-old mixed breed was attacked by its owner’s neighbour in Bangkok with a sword after the dog…

Source: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/dog-runs-again-paralympic-s..



 

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Soi Dog Foundation

Established in 2003 in Phuket, Thailand, Soi Dog is Southeast Asia's largest organisation helping stray animals. The Gill Dalley sanctuary in Phuket is home to over 1,600 animals. Soi Dog also has a treatment facility in Bangkok and responds to crisis situations throughout Thailand. The organisation is dedicated to implementing effective, sustainable solutions that reduce the suffering of dogs and cats in Asia, runs entirely on donations and works efficiently so all donations are used to help animals as effectively as possible.

The foundation is a registered not-for-profit organisation in Thailand, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, France and Holland. It has a maximum 4-star rating with Charity Navigator, the largest and most-utilised independent non-profit evaluator in the United States, a platinum seal of transparency from Candid, the world’s largest source of non-profit information, a Top Rated award from Greatnonprofits and the Travelers’ Choice award from Tripadvisor.

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