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Animal Shelter Helps Give Dog New Legs, New Life

Toronto, Canada (WJZ) - An animal shelter is helping a puppy left for dead discover new-found life.

According to CBC, "Cupid" the puppy was found abandoned in a garbage bag and left for dead in Toronto.

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The shelter helped rescue the young animal and has developed ski-like prosthetic's to help the dog walk. Workers at the shelter say Cupid has never walked before, so he is adapting to the new attachments.

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The shelter says Cupid will be up for adoption at the end of the month, and that the adorable puppy got its name because he was "stealing hearts everywhere."
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