Baltimore Professor Spends Rs. 12.34 Lakh To Save Her Cat; Few Examples Where Humans Have Shown Kindness Toward Animals
Betsy Boyd, a creative writing professor at the University of Baltimore, Maryland and mother of two spent nearly $19,000 (Rs. 12.34 lakh). Now if you are wondering what more or how far anyone can go to save a life, here are few more cases that you should know.
In the hustle and bustle of life, there are some people for whom helping or saving someone’s life comes way above their own comfort. Such people are genuinely making the world a better place to live in. Be it any stranger or their own pet or in fact a fly for that matter; they do not give any second thought. Much like a recent professor that made headlines as she saved the life of her 18-year-old cat. Betsy Boyd, a creative writing professor at the University of Baltimore, Maryland and mother of two spent nearly $19,000 (Rs. 12.34 lakh). Yes, she admitted that the money was well worth for to save her cat Stanley’s life. She was very upset the moment the vet told her that Stanley would need a lifesaving kidney transplant. Knowing that she could not live without him, Boyd managed the required amount and signed off on the kitty kidney transplant.
Stanley’s operation occurred in November last year and he all fit, acting like his old self in Baltimore. Boyd said she and her husband are prepared to pay hundreds of dollars on blood work and medicine as and when require making sure Stanley’s body does not reject the new kidney. Now if you are wondering what more or how far anyone can go to save a life, here are few more cases that you should know. Examples Where Humans Shown Kindness Toward Animals
Woman Repaired A Butterfly’s Damaged Wing:
In September 2017, Romy discovered a few caterpillars in a milkweed bush in her garden. She paid close attention to them as they transformed from crawling caterpillars to orange and black monarch butterflies. One fine day, her heart melt when Romy noticed a butterfly with a broken wing and was sustaining an injury. Romy’s profession as a costume designer came into the fore the moment she came across an article that reveal ways to repair butterfly wings. She laid out her kit. She fitted the butterfly with a new wing (a dead butterfly’s wings). And yes, it flew off with a glitch!
A 3-legged Goat Gets Prosthetic Leg
The Nubian goat who lives on a farm in Marvin, North Carolina could not stop smiling as she wore the prosthetic several hours a day. His owner has spent almost $10,000 (Rs. 6.49 lakh) thousand to keep the beloved pet alive. Frosty was just a baby when he got a bad infection in his right knee. His owner, Deb Barry worked with several specialists over the years to get Frosty a prosthetic. A specialist from Florida flew and fitted the goat exactly as he would a human. “It’s worth it, it’s worth it. It’s wonderful, it’s great just to see him walking on the farm,” said Barry in a media report.
Tortoise Get Wheels for Leg After Rat Attack
In 2015, a 90-year-old (then) tortoise was going twice its normal speed in Pembroke, West Wales. Because she was on a set of wheels! Yes, the animal called Mrs T, was facing a grim future after a rat chewed off her two front legs while she was hiding. Her owners glued the wheels from a model aircraft onto her shell. Owner Jude Ryder designed the front wheels and used gum to attach them to the front of the shell.
Thought it is really sad to see these pets going through severe pain, but it is a great comfort to see them moving around fit and fine. It will not be wrong saying that such stories restore the faith in humanity.
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