KARACHI: A camel that lost its leg to mutilation in Sanghar district last year stood up for the first time on Tuesday with the help of a prosthetic leg, Dawn.com reported.

The camel, now named Cammie, had her front leg allegedly chopped off by a landlord in June 2024, as a punishment for foraging in his field for fodder, for which six suspects were remanded.

The camel was taken in by the Comprehensive Disaster Response Services (CDRS) Benji Project for Animal Welfare in Karachi, where she has spent over a year.

On Tuesday, the shelter provided an update that Cammie had stood up for the first time since her mutilation, along with a video showing her getting used to walking with her new prosthetic leg. “It’s been a year of tears, setbacks, rehab, pain, and quiet perseverance. A year where we were told to give up, to move on, to stop delaying the inevitable. But we chose to stand by her. And today, she stood for us all.”

In June 2024, a landlord chopped off the camel’s leg as a punishment for venturing into his field for fodder

The shelter thanked its team and supporters, as well as PPP MNA Shazia Marri, her sister and PPP Senator Quratulain Marri and the Sindh government for their “unwavering support and trust in [the team’s] mission”. It also thanked the founder of Bionic Pets, Derrick Campana, who designed and created the custom prosthetic to fit Cammie.

“We still have a long road ahead as Cammie adjusts to her prosthetic, but today is for celebration, for hope, and for all the silent victories that happen when you refuse to give up,” the shelter said.

Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2025