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‘World’s Thinnest Dog’ Weighing 6.5lbs Recovers And Walks His Owner Down The Aisle
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‘World’s Thinnest Dog’ Weighing 6.5lbs Recovers And Walks His Owner Down The Aisle

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Back in September 2015, Rachel Butler rescued ‘the thinnest dog in the world’ – and today he is happy, fully recovered family pet, and even got to walk his owner down the aisle at her wedding. “Having our beautiful dog at the ceremony made us both feel so proud at how far he has come,” Butler told Sunday People.

“He looks like a walking skeleton,” RSPCA animal shelter inspector Nicky Foster said of William at the time he was found. “He is the thinnest dog rescue I have seen in the ten years I have been an inspector. You can see every single bone in his body.” The canine weighed only 6.5lbs instead of a healthy 22lbs and had to be always wrapped in a towel to stay warm

William was previously owned by Christopher Rushton and Kirsty Hales. They got the pooch after seeing him advertised on the internet but didn’t have the slightest idea how to look after a puppy. The couple admitted having inflicted animal abuse to the doggie. They were banned from dog adoption and keeping animals for life and got 35 hours of unpaid work.

We’re just happy that it’s another puppy adoption with a happy ending. He looked so adorable at the wedding with that tweed collar and bow tie!

More info: Facebook (h/t)

Back in 2015 Rachel Butler rescued ‘the thinnest dog in the world’ who was abused by a cruel couple

Image credits: RSPCA

“He looks like a walking skeleton… He is the thinnest dog I have seen in the 10 years”

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Image credits: RSPCA

“You can see every single bone in his body”

Image credits: RSPCA

The canine weighed only 6.5lbs instead of a healthy 22lbs, and had to be constantly wrapped in a towel

Image credits: RSPCA

Today William is happy, fully recovered, and even got to walk his owner down the aisle at her wedding

Image credits: Kate Lowe Photography

“Having William at the ceremony made us both feel so proud at how far he has come”

Image credits: Kate Lowe Photography

He looked so adorable at the wedding with that tweed collar and bow tie!

Image credits: Kate Lowe Photography

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Victor Vakaras
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"William was previously owned by Christopher Rushton and Kirsty Hales. They got the pooch after seeing him advertised on the internet, but didn’t have the slightest idea how to look after a puppy. " Give me a f*****g break - they didn't know you're supposed to fed a dog? So many people in this world are utter shitbags.

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please, for the love of God, PLEASE, if you do NOT know how to take care of an animal, do NOT, i repeat DO NOT get that animal! If you can barely take care of yourself, do not get an animal. If you can barely support yourself, do not get an animal, and if you cannot afford to get the animal spayed or neutered, do not get it. I think lack of education (and heartlessness) are the biggest culprits to all these tragic animals stories. Thank God this one had a happy ending!

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Alia Gail
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank god to you Amanda. I know you posted this awhile ago but whatever. It takes more then it should for people to understand that animals aren't just cute and fuzzy ( or cute and scaley or whatever ) and that they need care too.

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Victor Vakaras
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"William was previously owned by Christopher Rushton and Kirsty Hales. They got the pooch after seeing him advertised on the internet, but didn’t have the slightest idea how to look after a puppy. " Give me a f*****g break - they didn't know you're supposed to fed a dog? So many people in this world are utter shitbags.

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please, for the love of God, PLEASE, if you do NOT know how to take care of an animal, do NOT, i repeat DO NOT get that animal! If you can barely take care of yourself, do not get an animal. If you can barely support yourself, do not get an animal, and if you cannot afford to get the animal spayed or neutered, do not get it. I think lack of education (and heartlessness) are the biggest culprits to all these tragic animals stories. Thank God this one had a happy ending!

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Alia Gail
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank god to you Amanda. I know you posted this awhile ago but whatever. It takes more then it should for people to understand that animals aren't just cute and fuzzy ( or cute and scaley or whatever ) and that they need care too.

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