Bearded Dragon Is Set to Be Euthanized Because He Lost His Legs, Instead, He Gets Adopted and Is Living His Best Worm-Filled Life

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Sep 20, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

All the craziness and negativity that is going on all around us all the time… it could make us lose hope for humanity. It could make us hope for something better, something wholesome, something that would remind us of how much good there is in the world. That's why, every once in a while, we bring you wholesome stories like these - because they make us smile, and they remind us of the good that there is in people. 

It's like that story of someone making a fish a homemade life vest so that it could swim again. Or the story of the story of the person who adopted a senior cat that was hit by a car and gave her a whole second chance at life. Or that story of the internet coming together to help a dog with a facial deformity get adopted. Sometimes, people are good. And the person who rescued and adopted this footless bearded dragon is definitely one of the good ones. 

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    The pet store dropped him off to be euthanized because his feet fell off. One of our staff decided to adopt him and named him Lieutenant Dan.
    via @dukeanimalhospital

    There is so much more to this story that we wish we knew. What happened to him? How did it happen? How could it happen in a pet store? But we do know the most important thing: the people are the pet store did not deserve to have Lieutenant Dan anyway.

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    The pet store dropped him off to be euthanized because his feet fell off. One of our staff decided to adopt him and named him Lieutenant Dan.
    via @dukeanimalhospital

    It's a good day when we see people help animals like Lieutenant Dan. Because we don't think that many people would have. A disabled bearded dragon. But he got a second chance at life. Because there's someone out there for everyone if they are just given a chance. 

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    Part 2 It's been a year since the pet store dumped him. Lieutenant Dan has tripled in size and is living a life of luxury.
    via @dukeanimalhospital
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    Part 2 It's been a year since the pet store dumped him. Lieutenant Dan has tripled in size and is living a life of luxury.
    via @dukeanimalhospital
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    Part 3 Lieutenant Dan can walk! That's his adoptive mom Maria!
    via @dukeanimalhospital
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    Part 3 Lieutenant Dan can walk! That's his adoptive mom Maria!
    via @dukeanimalhospital
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    Part 3 Lieutenant Dan can walk! That's his adoptive mom Maria!
    via @dukeanimalhospital
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    Part 3 Lieutenant Dan can walk! That's his adoptive mom Maria!
    via @dukeanimalhospital
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    Part 3 Lieutenant Dan can walk! That's his adoptive mom Maria!
    via @dukeanimalhospital
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    Rothmus @Rothmus Subscribe The pet store dropped him off to be euthanized because his feet fell off. One of our staff decided to adopt him and named him Lieutenant Dan. 8:45 AM - Sep 7, 2024 -4.3M Views 416 7.7K 220K 4.5K +]
    via @Rothmus
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    Ian Campbell @iansArcanum “His feet fell off.” Yea right. Justice for Lt Dan 8:47 AM ⚫ Sep 7, 2024 78.3K Views 6 1725 5.5K
    via @iansArcanum
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    Weird Black Expat @lady_kaminari Poor little guy. What happened to make his feet fall off? 9:31 AM ⚫ Sep 7, 2024 71.3K Views
    via @lady_kaminari
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    Jacob E @JacobEllinger8 a buncha stuff. fungal infection. self harm. other animals in their cage. heat rock too hot. environmental hazards cutting limbs and infection after. Bacteria infection. And also I have no idea. . 12:17 PM ⚫ Sep 7, 2024 18.7K Views
    via @JacobEllinger8
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    Gucci @GucciXBT @inversebrah so smol and no feet, but lots of dignity
    via @GucciXBT
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    WINNING STREAKTM @JodyKozlowski_ SOME lizards can lose all sorts of body parts including limbs. Yet they have the ability to regrow any body part, although the new appendage may not be perfect. This remarkable process is called autotomy. Sad that they wanted to euthanize this lizard instead of finding a permanent home for the lizard 5:21 AM Sep 8, 2024 15.3K Views
    via @JodyKozlowski_
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    ThePunKing NN @The_Punking That employee had a lot of gumption to do that. 8:06 PM Sep 7, 2024 27.1K Views
    via @The_Punking
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    WilliamTheBrand ❤ @iamwilliambrand They will grow back. Right? 10:54 AM · Sep 7, 2024 53.9K Views
    via @iamwilliambrand
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    AskACapper @AskACapper As a quadriplegic... I do appreciate something that seems broken... It is appreciated by all disabled people and disabled animals... Lieutenant Dan, you have magic legs II BUT YOU AIN'T GOT NO LEGS GIF ALT LIEUTENANT DAN. 8:37 PM - Sep 7, 2024 · 16.3K Views
    via @AskACapper
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    XOteslaOX @XOtesla II GIF 10:59 AM Sep 7, 2024 25.7K Views
    via @XOtesla

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