Roo, an 8-week-old Labrador mix, was named after a ‘kangaroo’ because she hops on her hind legs. When she walks though, rather than using all fours like most animals, Roo leans on her elbows with her bottom in the air. Roo was born with six legs – two more in the front than a typical dog would have – so she has some difficulty moving as a normal dog does.

Lauren Salmon’s 15-year-old son, Luke, found Roo advertised by a breeder online. Their family knew they had to have her since she was born with a defect and the likely outcome if the breeder couldn’t find her home would be euthanasia. When they arrived at the farm to collect her, she came bounding out of her enclosure and leaped up on her hind legs in excitement. Despite her disability, she was obviously full of life, and they could tell right away how much joy she brought them.

Lauren Salmon’s 15-year-old son, Luke, found Roo advertised by a breeder online. Their family knew they had to have her since she was born with a defect and the likely outcome if the breeder couldn’t find her home would be euthanasia.

When they arrived at the farm to collect her, she came bounding out of her enclosure and leaped up on her hind legs in excitement. Despite her disability, she was obviously full of life, and they could tell right away how much joy she brought them.

“She’s full of puppy energy, so we’d describe her as placid but playful. There are not many dogs like Roo out there,” Salmon told Fox News. “I think the breeders kill them off because they’re not worth anything, but to us she’s priceless.”

Roo and Luke have become best friends since Roo came home, and he knows exactly how it feels to be an outsider. While attending school, Luke was constantly bullied due to his psoriasis–a skin condition that creates red patches all over the body. Now he has a new best friend, and so does Roo!

In addition to new loving humans, Roo also has a new doggy sibling, along with two cats and two rabbits. Salmon is now working with Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick to see how they can improve Roo’s mobility. Although her two extra legs hinder her from walking normally, they do not cause her any pain.

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We often see homeless people together with their pets on the streets. Seeing them and not being able to help them can be upsetting.

The burden doubles on their homeless owners, especially if their fur buddy gets ill. They will, without a doubt, give the little that they have just to provide for their pet’s needs, often leaving nothing for themselves.

But someone with a huge heart for animals realized this situation on the streets – and he is now on a mission!

A veterinarian is done waiting for patients to come in, so he decided to go to them instead.

Dr. Kwane Stewart is a 49-year-old veterinary practitioner in California who genuinely cares about every animal.

He has so much love and passion that it made him try to save every stray animal. He used to make this his mission before becoming a vet.

Kwane is a regular veterinarian for over 20 years now, but one day in 2007, he found out that there’s a tremendous number of ill and untreated animals.

“I’d been practicing high-end medicine for clients who could pay for everything. But suddenly I was thrown into this economic war and people couldn’t even afford to help their pets,” Kwane told CNN.

Having the right tools and a positive mindset, in 2011, Kwane started to put up a soup kitchen for the homeless.

Apart from that, he also offered checkups of their pets – free of charge! This act of kindness received an overwhelming response!

“Before I knew it, I had a whole line. There was something about it that I loved. I did it one more time before I decided to just take it to the street and walk to homeless people instead of waiting for them to walk up to me,” Kwane said talking about his soup kitchen.

But his mission for a “change” doesn’t stop there.

He realized the importance of his service and the impact that it would have, so he decided to treat animals on the street, one step at a time.

Kwane started spending his weekend on the streets.

He offered his services to homeless people’s pets asking nothing in return. He successfully passed on the message of his mission and people from areas all over the city came to him with their pets in need of medical attention. Because of this, he quickly became popular and was known as “The Street Vet.”

Most animal conditions and injuries can be treated on the spot. However, if his patient requires more attention and love for complete treatment, then Kwane offers extended help by paying the medical bills. What a guy!

He pays for most of his services using his own money.

On some occasions, he will ask for help using his GoFundMe page if the treatment gets pricey. “The Street Vet” and his unmatched love for animals has gone a long way!

Dr. Kwane has given his service to almost 400 animals in his 9 years of working as a street vet. He even has his TV show now, and it’s titled “Dr. Kwane: The Street Vet.”

Homeless people often get discriminated against and they face it almost every day, but the good Dr. Kwane wants to change this misconception of people.

“These homeless people take care of their pets even better than we do. When they own a pet, it engenders this generosity. They always make sure their pet is fed. Medically is where they need help,” he said.
Each pet should be treated equally and nobody deserves to lose a fur companion just because they can’t afford treatment.

Dr. Kwane is an amazing, selfless man and he doesn’t wear a cape just to be considered a hero, but we are sure that the entire California region sees him as one.

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