Pakistani camel relearns to walk with prosthetic leg
Cammie’s leg was allegedly severed by a landlord in June 2024 as punishment for entering his field in search of fodder.
Daily TribuneCammie’s leg was allegedly severed by a landlord in June 2024 as punishment for entering his field in search of fodder.
BABAR Hussain, a veterinarian examining Cammie, an amputee camel wearing a new prosthetic leg at the CDRS Benji animal welfare project shelter house in Karachi, Pakistan.
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Cammie, a young camel whose front leg was chopped off by a landlord in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, left her caregivers emotional as she walked for the first time on a prosthetic leg.
“I started weeping when I saw her walking with the prosthetic leg. It was a dream come true,” Sheema Khan, the manager of an animal shelter in Karachi told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Saturday.
Veterinarian Babar Hussain said it was the first time a large animal in Pakistan had received a prosthetic leg.
Cammie’s leg was allegedly severed by a landlord in June 2024 as punishment for entering his field in search of fodder.
A video of the wounded camel that circulated on social media prompted swift government action.
According to the deputy commissioner of Sanghar, she was transported the very next day to Karachi, over 250 kilometers away, and has been living in a shelter there ever since.
“She was terrified when she first arrived from Sanghar. We witnessed her heart-wrenching cries. She was afraid of men,” Khan told Agence France-Presse.
One of the biggest challenges the caregivers faced was gaining her trust.
“I cannot put her condition into words,” Khan added.
To aid her recovery, the caregivers introduced another young camel named Callie. Her presence brought comfort to the injured Cammie, who tried standing on her three legs for the first time after seeing her new companion.
“Cammie had been confined to her enclosure for almost four to five months before Callie arrived,” Khan added.
