The six-year-old dog was initially believed to have been struck by a train, but her owners, Shena and Ian Fairless, who run Pudz Animal Sanctuary in South Killingholme, North Lincs, later discovered her body was peppered with 36 gunshot pellets and believe she suffered both types of abuse at the hands of a cruel former owner, later discovered her body was covered in bullet holes.
But now that Flo has become close with another rescue dog, Jerry the Jack Russell cross who is five years old and had his rear legs amputated when he was a year old due to being hit by a car, she is living a happy life.
The mischievous couple doesn’t let the fact that they only have four legs between them stop them from having fun.
Real world When they first met, Dr. Dolittle Shena, 50, and the 136 animals she cares for were just playing all the time. Animals seem to have a connection towards one another and I believe they are capable of sensing handicap.
When they offered to give Flo a forever home about four years ago, Shena said that Flo was already being cared for by another shelter.
Shena believed she would be well-equipped to take care of both as she had already adopted Jerry when he was six months old.
Before Shena and her partner Ian were able to collect £5,000 to have Jerry’s back legs removed and purchase him a pair of wheels, Jerry was born paralyzed and would pull them behind him.
Amazingly, Flo can hop on two legs for a short distance, but when she gets tired, the pair pushes her in a pet buggy.
Since there wasn’t enough skin covering the bone to accommodate the prosthetics, the pair had originally intended to gather money for £25,000 worth of prosthetics.
When we discovered the full degree of Flo’s injuries, we found it hard to believe it, according to Shena.
The shelter was founded in 2013 by Shena and 53-year-old tanker driver Ian. It currently houses 136 creatures, including cats, ducks, chickens, chinchillas, rabbits, guinea pigs, and Zola, a blind Maltese Griffin cross.
The sanctuary is supported by contributions and cash earned by Shena organizing vegan festivals.
The two, who are now responsible for caring for the animals at home, are trying to earn £50,000 to purchase a piece of land and grow the sanctuary.
