emotions shattered, puppy, six-foot abandoned to be found in the parking B &M captivates over 200 heart, are all eager to provide a loving home

Một chú chó con bị bỏ rơi với sáu chân đã có hơn 200 người kêu gọi nhận nuôi cô. Spaniel 11 tuần tuổi, người được đặt tên là Ariel sau khi nhân vật Nàng tiên cá được phát hiện trong bãi đậu xe của B &M ở Pembroke, phía nam xứ Wales – trước khi được đưa đến bác sĩ thú y địa phương. Kiểm tra ban đầu của các bác sĩ thú y cho thấy chú chó con bị dị tật bẩm sinh, bao gồm hai chân phụ và hai âm hộ. Nhân viên tại Fenton Vets đặt tên cho chú chó Ariel là chân sau bổ sung của cô, được hợp nhất một phần với nhau khiến họ nhớ đến đuôi của nàng tiên cá.

Phát biểu với BBC News, Mikey Lawlor, người sáng lập và quản lý của Greenacres Rescue cho biết: “Khi Ariel được đưa vào trung tâm của chúng tôi, cô ấy rất sợ hãi và rụt rè. Một chú chó con sáu chân đã được tìm thấy bị bỏ rơi trong bãi đậu xe siêu thị Pembroke Dock vào tuần trước: “Cô ấy đã trải qua đêm đầu tiên ở nhà với tôi và cô ấy gần như hoàn toàn đóng cửa do mọi thứ cô ấy đã trải qua.”

He described the two conjoined extra legs growing on the right-hand side of Ariel’s tail as ‘essentially one thigh bone which then splits into two shin bones at the knee joint, but they are not functional and ‘serve no purpose at all’. The plan for the puppy is to let her settle for a month to get over her ordeal and then her extra back legs and vulva will be surgically removed.

Mikey revealed Greenacres have already received more than 200 offers from people wanting to adopt her, while more than £2,000 has been raised to have her surgery. Ariel will now remain in foster care until she is reassessed for surgery in one month’s time. However the vet have warned that Ariel might lose one of her ‘normal’ back legs in the process. Greenacres Rescue released an update on the pup on Facebook saying ‘internally she is normal’.



An examination revealed that the puppy appeared to have two extra legs and two vulvas. The 11-week-old female spaniel was brought into Medivet’s Pembroke surgery by a concerned member of the public. Staff at Fenton Vets named the pooch Ariel after Disney’s The Little Mermaid after they likened her additional back legs, which are partially fused together, to a mermaid’s tail. It read: ‘So little Ariel is home, the main good news is that internally she is normal, I was so relieved to hear this. Her organs are all as they should be.

‘The X-rays show the extent of her deformity but our wonderful vets are confident we can fix this. Below is what the vet that assessed Ariel today said – ‘Ariel has two additional back legs and the beginnings of an additional vulva. Her pelvis hasn’t formed properly due to the extra hip joint. ‘The plan will be to let her settle after her ordeal and reassess her in one month with the aim of removing the additional limbs and explore the function of her remaining leg’



The plan for the puppy is to let her settle for a month to get over her ordeal and then her extra back legs and vulva will be surgically removed. Greenacres Rescue released an update on the pup on Facebook saying ‘internally she is normal’ . ‘There is a possibility she may lose one of her own legs due to the structure of the additional limbs and pelvis, but time will tell. ‘Huge thank you to everyone that has donated to Ariel’s appeal, everyone that sent me messages today wishing her well.

‘For now, we can relax and just let her be a pup, she has a long road of surgery and recovery ahead but we are confident we can ‘get her right’ and that’s all that matters.’