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Indian street dog's Rocky road to recovery ends in Britain

Doctors had to amputate her forelegs, leaving her with stumps

Published: November 17, 2020 18:41 AFP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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20201117 indian street dog — Faridabad, India: An Indian street dog that lost its front legs after being run over by a train has found a new home in Britain after enduring a year of therapy and learning to walk again with prosthetic limbs. Image Credit: AFP

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20201117 rocky street dog — The three-year-old mutt was found "covered in blood" and her forelegs badly injured by a Railway Protection Force constable at Faridabad in northern Haryana state last October, People for Animals India president, Ravi Dubey, told AFP. Image Credit: AFP

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20201117 dubey — The officer carried the wounded canine - now named Rocky - to one of PFA's shelters, where she was rushed to a hospital. "It is almost impossible to save such a badly injured dog," veterinarian Mahesh Verma said in a video shared by the shelter. "There was a lot of bleeding... we arranged a healthy dog and transfused blood." Image Credit: AFP

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20201117 rocky road — Farewell of dog Rocky had been organized in DCP Camp office at Faridabad yesterday evening. IPS Anshu Singla Ji appreciated RPF Constable Chanderpal Tanwar for saving Rocky's life from the train accident and gave him flowers along with gifts. Image Credit: Facebook

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20201117 viral rocky — Doctors had to amputate her forelegs, leaving her with stumps. Her back legs were also badly injured. Image Credit: AFP

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20201117 rocky stumps — But the mutt - although not named Rocky after the iconic movie character - nevertheless battled as hard as the underdog pugilist to recover. Image Credit: Facebook

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Copy of 050357-01-02-1605621682297 — "She made it," Dubey said. "She's a fighter." As Rocky recovered - learning to use her chin for balance - the rescue organisation released a video about her plight which went viral on social media, attracting the attention of the global dog rescue group Wild at Heart Foundation. Image Credit: AFP

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20201111 dubei — "Rocky is a very brave dog - even after going through trauma and losing both her legs, she's displayed incredible resilience, strength and spirit to live," he said. Image Credit: AFP

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20201117 — "Now she's ready to fly to her forever home." Image Credit: AFP

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