MEXICO CITY — Running around on his new prosthetic legs, a Mexican pup once tortured by criminal groups is now living the dog dream, adored by his adopted…
Rescued as a one-year-old with his front limbs destroyed, Pay de Limon found much-needed love at the Milagros Caninos sanctuary, a shelter south of Mexico City, which says he is thriving 12 years later.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Found abandoned in a dumpster in Mexico’s central Zacatecas state, a hotbed for cartels and organized crime, Lemon Pie was later transported to the safety of the shelter in the capital. Now, he is ready to take a shot in the online contest for Americans’ most dashing dog, albeit a non-native contestant. The contest, America’s Favorite Pet, is open to pets on the American continent and runs as part of a charity fundraiser.
The contest’s winner, to be announced in March, will secure a $5,000 cash prize and get the chance to model in a two-page spread in Dogster magazine. Ruiz says the dog’s journey teaches “all of us to say ‘yes you can’, to say ‘yes to life’, despite everything. No matter what happens to you.”
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