Running rampant thanks to his prosthetic front legs, Retrievers who had once tortured limbs drug cartels in the Mexico lives something that seems like dog house dream: not only does everyone around him adore him, he’s now a finalist in a contest for the most lovable pet in USA.
After being rescued from a dumpster where he had been dumped as a puppy, his front legs amputated, by members of the Los Zetas drug cartel, Pay de Limón (“Lemon Pie”) found the love he needed at the Milagros Caninos shelter, south of of the Mexican capital, where 12 years later he lives and reigns.
“He survived, he overcame the cruelty of people, of organized crime gangs,” said Patricia Ruiz, the founder of Milagros Caninos. “He doesn’t hold a grudge against anyone. People hold grudges, not dogs”.
Twelve years after he was found in a bin in the central state of Zacatecas, which continues to be ravaged by cartels, Lemon Pie will enter an online contest in the US, even though he lives in another country.
The America’s Favorite Pet contest is open to any pet in the Americas. It is held as part of a campaign to raise funds for charity.
The adoptive parents of the winner, who will be announced in March, will be awarded a cash prize of $5,000. He or she will be featured in a two-page spread of Dogster magazine.
For Ms. Ruiz, Lemonpie’s journey should teach “all of us to say ‘yes, I can’, to say ‘yes to life’, against all odds.” Whatever happened to us”.
Source: News Beast
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