KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 29 -- A dog that was supposed to be put down after being found with no paws has received a new lease of life after being fitted with titanium prosthetic legs.

Monika was found without her paws in December 2020 by workers in the village of Plastunovskaya, Russia where volunteers who rescued her suspected she had been abused, CNN reported.

She was initially cared for by volunteers Marina Gapich and Alla Leonkina, based in Krasnodar, where she had her damaged limbs amputated and received blood transfusion.

Gapich told the news channel that she and Leonkina had "sleepless nights" over Monika, and disagreed with veterinary advice to have her euthanised.

The two women then got in touch with veterinarian Sergei Gorshkov, w...