ANIMAL PROSTHETICS

MORE AND MORE CENTRES WORLDWIDE ARE

APPLYING MECHANISMS TO HELP THE ANIMALS

RECOVER FROM AN INJURY AND LIVE AS NORMAL A

LIFE AS POSSIBLE. CHECK OUT SOME INSPIRING

EXAMPLES OF THE HOW PEOPLE HAVE HELPED

ANIMALS BY FITTING THEM WITH THE PROSTHETICS NEEDED!

This bald eagle, named Beauty, was shot by a poacher.

After three years a group of volunteers made her a prosthetic beak,

which was a key to her survival: an eagle, which has to be hand-fed,

is eventually euthanized, and Beauty was once again able

to grasp food herself.

Motala, aged 50, lost a foot after he stepped on a land mine.

Luckily, Thailand is the one country in the world with an

elephant hospital and dedicated workers could take care of Motala.

Due to a necrotic disease, 75% of Fuji’s fin had to be amputated.

It was the Bridgestone company, one of the largest manufacturers

of tires, that created a silicone replacement for Fuji,

making her the first dolphin with a prosthetic fin.

Riley’s leg bone began to deteriorate due to a contaminated

metal plate that was inserted. Due to the injury, the mare had to

be put down, but the sanctuary staff decided to try a pioneering operation,

which gave Riley an artificial limb and saved her life.

While hibernating, Tuly had her leg chewed off by a rat.

It was saved by fitting a toy tractor’s wheel to it.

A passer-by found Oscar injured by a combine harvester;

as advised by a local vet, the owner of the cat from Jersey

contacted a doctor in England, and after lots of x-rays being

sent back and forth, the cat had two prosthetic legs fitted,

as well as a rehab in the UK before coming back home.

Cassidy was found wondering in streets, underweight and missing a

leg: after one family decided to adopt and take care of the dog,

they found a facility that could create a prosthetic limb,

making Cassidy the first dog to receive such treatment.

Uzonka was injured by an unknown person, and had to

undergo 5 preparatory surgeries, before it could have a

prosthesis attached to its bill.