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Lawsuits and Surgery: The Saga of Lilly the Five-Legged Dog Comes to an End

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lilly-the-five-legged-dogIt seems the media has also fallen in love with Allyson Siegel and Lilly, the five-legged dog that she rescued from being sold to a Coney Island animal freak show. Updates on the little puppy’s story have been buzzing around Web.

Wednesday, July 22, “Freaks of Nature” owner John Strong threatened to sue Calvin Owensby for selling the six-week-old dog to Siegel instead of him. Strong was fine with the situation until the story became popular; he felt that he was painted as a bad guy. Despite Strong’s threats, Siegel took Lilly in to have her extra limb removed a week early because the media storm surrounding the puppy was becoming too intense. The 90-minute surgery went well and Lilly is recovering quickly.

“She’s alert. She’s kind of running around. There were no complications whatsoever,” Siegel said. “The vet says he expects her to make a full recovery. All four legs work great. … I just want it to be over.”


Posted in All Posts, Animal Rights, News on July 24th, 2009

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